Triton 26" and 29" w/ MountainUni Brake
Parts:
Triton 29er Frame w/ Mountain Uni brake tab.
Mountain Uni Rotor
Cranks: Sinz 165mm (29er); 145mm (26)
Seat: KH Fusion Freeride, Gray cover
Seatpost: KH Adjustable
Brake Caliper/Lever: Hope Tech X2 Evo, Silver/Black w/ Silver Braided Line
Hubs: KH Moment, CroMoly
Rims: KH Freeride, 47mm wide. 26 & 29
Spokes/nipples: Sapim straight SS, Silver. Brass nipples
Rim Strips: KH: Blue (26), White (29)
Presto valvels in both tubes.
Tires: Maxxis Ardent 26x2.4; Schwalbe Big Apple 29x2.35
Post clamp: Integrated w/ Frame, Ti wet black bolt.
Spooner: KH (getting this to fit the Hope handle, pain in the butt)
Pedals: Wellgo MG-52 (26); Oddyssey Twisted Clear (29)
I did the wheel builds myself; the single toughest item was getting the spooner to fit; finding the clearance for the rotor was a matter of replacing the standard 6mm spacer between the crank and bearing with an 8mm; cutting the steel braided line and getting the olive back on it… not too much fun either. I used the Park cable cutter, which is probably fine for non-braided lines. Adding the steel braid added another level of complexity to the project.
In retrospect, the braided line only adds weight and looks and an extra $10.
The 26er isn’t fully tested with the brake yet… the 29er has been on a few trial runs so far… just enough to scuff up the seat handle.
What a fun project.
Thanks to Jeff and Eric at MountainUni for fielding my seemingly endless questions. And Tom at Toronto Cycles for his excellent customer service with getting me the correct Ti and Al bolts and washers. And Ben at Serious Juggling for fleshing out my parts list and hooking me up with the cut to length spokes/nipples for both wheel builds.
Also received excellent fulfillments at UDC and Jenson USA.