my DX frame has done the usual, and busted along the weld. As I am going back to grad school (once again) I do not have the money to spend on a KH or similar frame.
I was looking at the nimbus II and the nimbus X(what is the difference between these frames?), but thought there may be better options as well.
Is it possible to purchase a 29" frame and then switch out wheelsets (muni versus short commuting?) or is there stability and strength issues running a 24" wheelset in a 29" frame?
No major issues with that normally, Tony rode his 24" KH in a 29" KH frame for a while. The only thing is that the brake mounts wont line up (if you have them) and there will be a bigger clearance from the crown being higher up.
yeah but it is way easier to buy a seat post than to buy a new set of knees after busting them up from hitting them on the frame.
and how much do new seat post cost? $10 or if you are cool and make them they cost more like$5 and a little time
get a yuni frame. exact same as the nimbus except narrower
I am currently using an irc kujo 24 x 3.0 tire… so the frame needs to accomodate that, and would prefer to upgrade (after i wear this tire out) to the nokian.
I would prefer not to buy a new seat post, but it won’t break the bank if I have to. I was poking around the other more worldy UDC sites and it seems the nimus II 29" frame has a 22mm seat post tube…
where i am at now, the trails are smooth… very little technical stuff, just steep… so the 24" seems real slow thus the thought of a 29" frame and the abiltiy to switch out the wheel set depending on the ride, but where I am headed it will be rocks and roots galore… so most rides would be on a 24… at least for me
no. the new frames probably aren’t that much better than the old one and the look way uglier. of course the 06 was still ugly.
and i though you were saying something a while ago about breaking one, or something like that
Nobody has mentioned the Qu-Ax aluminum frame. You’d have to have it shipped from England though, but less than a KH (out of the 2007’s) if you want alluminum.