Took the 29er (with 2.1 Nanoraptor tire) on some light MUni last night.
I’ve got 125mm cranks on it so it was tough on the ups.
Love the 125s for road and hardpack crosscountry singletrack, but do yall use 150s or better if trying to tackle more difficult terrain?
Also I should’ve reduced airpressure some. Little roots were hammering me pretty good.
Re: 29er as Muni
In article <Memphis.Mud.mcf1b@timelimit.unicyclist.com>,
Memphis Mud <Memphis.Mud.mcf1b@timelimit.unicyclist.com> wrote:
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)Love the 125s for road and hardpack crosscountry singletrack, but do
)yall use 150s or better if trying to tackle more difficult terrain?
I’ve ridden with 150s and 170s. 150s, at least for me, are still tough
to get up many of the hills; 170s are a lot easier. That might be partly
my own development; now that I’ve been riding 170s for a while, I’m going
back to the 150s in preparation for the Monterey 24 hour race, and I’ll
probably be better at them than I was. However, my 29er is still not back
on the road, after a too-small tube detonated on inflation; I’m waiting for
a larger tube to get the thing back on the road (or the dirt).
)Also I should’ve reduced airpressure some. Little roots were hammering
)me pretty good.
I find that I can’t run much below 40psi before I start to bottom out.
If you weigh less than me you might be able to get away with it.
-Tom
I like to ride my 29er on dirt and gravel trails with 140’s. For my fitness level and where I like to ride 125’s are too short.
I rode the 29er for quite a while with 170’s but have decided that where 170’s on a 29er are necessary I’d rather be on my 24 x 3.0 MUni.
Steve Howard