Comments on: Complete List of 29” Drop-Bar Mountain Bikes https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/ Bikepacking Routes, Stories, Gear, and Inspiration Sat, 11 Nov 2023 19:20:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 By: Jake the Snake https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-122820 Sat, 11 Nov 2023 19:20:15 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-122820 Knolly Cache can fit 29×2.25

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By: Nick Erickson https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-122432 Fri, 03 Nov 2023 10:09:40 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-122432 Nothing from Surly on here which is odd #fitsfattiesfine

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By: Miles Arbour https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-121821 Wed, 25 Oct 2023 12:53:10 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-121821 In reply to Al Mizrahi.

Sorry, the system we use doesn’t allow sorting at this time. Just reviewed the Super Something and added it in!

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By: Dan https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-121820 Wed, 25 Oct 2023 12:46:59 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-121820 In reply to Miles Arbour.

Looks like we’ll have to update then product page in that case for that extra .1″! Hope those buckles are still working hard for ya ;-)

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By: Miles Arbour https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-121818 Wed, 25 Oct 2023 12:45:02 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-121818 In reply to Mellissa Nash.

The ‘T’ icon indicates it is tested and the review is linked in the listing.

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By: Miles Arbour https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-121816 Wed, 25 Oct 2023 12:44:10 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-121816 In reply to Dan.

Nice, we like to stick to manufacturer specs for these, but good to know it can fit larger than 2.5″ tires.

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By: Miles Arbour https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-121815 Wed, 25 Oct 2023 12:41:13 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-121815 In reply to Mellissa Nash.

Updated!

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By: Mellissa Nash https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-121316 Tue, 17 Oct 2023 06:01:17 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-121316 Just noticed the 8Bar TFLSBERG is now at a version 2 and you have the link to the v1. once sold out it’s discontinued. Version 2 link https://8bar-bikes.com/shop/8bar-tflsberg-steel-v2-bikepacking-2-0-dropbar/#frame

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By: Dan https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-121135 Fri, 13 Oct 2023 14:25:36 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-121135 Just a note that the Tumbleweed Stargazer is 2.6″ by 29 and in a 27.5″ setup will do a 3.0″ no problem.

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By: Mellissa Nash https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-116706 Thu, 03 Aug 2023 02:09:40 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-116706 May want to add that you reviewed the Stargazer under that bike.

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By: Mellissa Nash https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-116485 Mon, 31 Jul 2023 13:22:02 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-116485 In reply to omikr0n_com.

yes!

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By: Mellissa Nash https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-116484 Mon, 31 Jul 2023 13:21:28 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-116484 I too would like to see this list updated and corrected. Like you have the old Sutra LTD but no mention of it being just called the Sutra and the LTD being that awesome new model.

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By: Mellissa Nash https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-116483 Mon, 31 Jul 2023 13:20:33 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-116483 In reply to Luiz Fernando Fernandes.

min for this list must be a clearance of 29×2.15

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By: Al Mizrahi https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-116455 Mon, 31 Jul 2023 01:49:22 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-116455 It would be helpful if we can have the option to filter by hub spacing. The Sklar Super Something is missing from this list. Fits 29×2.2.

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By: Luiz Fernando Fernandes https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-114341 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 09:57:26 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-114341 The Brazilian manufacturer Cadence produces a bicycle that accepts suspension and tires up to 29 x 2.0 and suspensions of up to 40 mm of travel.

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By: axaxaxasmlo https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-113846 Tue, 13 Jun 2023 14:16:50 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-113846 Thanks so much for putting this together and keeping it updated! I have spent the last few months learning about all these builders/brands as many of them are brand new to me. Besides Lynskey/Litespeed, are there any southern/Appalachian bike builders you know of? Many of these are CA/CO/PNW and I would really like to support some eastern US builders!

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By: Ben https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-111329 Sat, 29 Apr 2023 22:13:25 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-111329 I would love so MUCH a version of this list with listings of bikes with SRAMs new UDH.

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By: Mark McGrath https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-109340 Mon, 27 Mar 2023 18:37:01 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-109340 I am pretty sure the Gryphon MK3 is actually 15mm thru axle up front – I think there may have been an early typo. The Peregrine, however is 12mm thru up front.

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By: Jonathan McCurdy https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-108937 Tue, 21 Mar 2023 17:40:28 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-108937 In reply to Javier Bañón Izu.

What a sick set up.

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By: Dominic Schulz https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-108534 Wed, 15 Mar 2023 11:56:59 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-108534 In reply to Jason Kahn.

I bought a new 920 frameset in december 2022, was even listed as 2023 modelyear (after not beeing available for almost a year) and at that time, it even showed up on the official trek website again for a short time. now its gone again. seems they made a small batch of frames only, or found a shipping container of them somehwere.

glad i ordered one in time. fits 29*2.4 with ease and rides much more agile than i had anticipated for a “touring” frameset, coming from a much more sporty regular gravel bike.

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By: Chris Goodman https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-107968 Mon, 06 Mar 2023 09:20:21 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-107968 In reply to Miles Arbour.

Ahhh good point!

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By: Kris Evans https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-106909 Sun, 19 Feb 2023 12:07:09 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-106909 In reply to Logan Watts / BIKEPACKING.com.

That’s interesting. I have a gen 1 wolverine and it currently has 2.1 inch tires mounted.

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By: omikr0n_com https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-106142 Wed, 08 Feb 2023 08:52:16 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-106142 I think Lauf Seigla would also deserve a spot on this list. Although it’s marketed as a gravel bike, it meets all the criteria – capacity for 2.25” tyres, extra mounts on the underside of the downtube and on top of the toptube, 73mm BB. And with its leaf-sprung suspension fork, 1x-only drivetrains and long+slack geometry, it’s definitely off-road focused.

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By: Paul A Schmidt https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-106000 Sun, 05 Feb 2023 19:46:42 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-106000 In reply to Joel.

I was just going to ask as well. Seems to tick the right boxes.

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By: Sam Rice https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-105227 Tue, 24 Jan 2023 17:17:26 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-105227 @milesarbour:disqus — What about the Singular Cycles Gryphon and Swift?

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By: Miles Arbour https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-105061 Sun, 22 Jan 2023 21:01:30 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-105061 In reply to Chris Goodman.

It says 650bx2.2″ max, which puts it in our other gear index: https://bikepacking.com/index/650b-gravel-bikes/

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By: Miles Arbour https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-105060 Sun, 22 Jan 2023 20:55:23 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-105060 In reply to Shaun Phillips.

Find Logan’s review here: https://bikepacking.com/bikes/tumbleweed-stargazer-review/

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By: Shaun Phillips https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-104966 Fri, 20 Jan 2023 15:43:32 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-104966 Anyone riding a Tumbleweed Stargazer? Finding it quite intriguing….

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By: Al Mizrahi https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-104871 Thu, 19 Jan 2023 19:31:11 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-104871 Bearclaw has the TŌWMAK drop bar fat bike, which fits 26×5, 27.5×4.5 or 29+. https://bearclawbicycleco.com/towmak/

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By: Logan https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-104811 Wed, 18 Jan 2023 20:58:47 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-104811 In reply to Mellissa Nash.

Prob depends on how true to size a specific tire is. Here’s what Poseidon said when I emailed them:

While tire and rim combos can vary, we have seen a 29 x 2.3 clear on the Redwood frame before.

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By: Chris Goodman https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-104768 Wed, 18 Jan 2023 15:13:38 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-104768 Wondering whether Sonder’s new Camino should make the list? Perhaps its too gravel orientated, but it takes 2.2″ tyres and by all accounts is great on road, gravel, and singletrack. Gets great reviews and seems amazing value. https://alpkit.com/collections/sonder-camino

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By: Miles Arbour https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-104775 Wed, 18 Jan 2023 12:20:47 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-104775 In reply to Mellissa Nash.

29×2.4″ max on the old ULTD / new LTD.

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By: Miles Arbour https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-104774 Wed, 18 Jan 2023 12:19:39 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-104774 In reply to Mellissa Nash.

Updated. Re Sour, you’re right. We’re in touch and planning a full story about it. Stay tuned.

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By: Mellissa Nash https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-104750 Wed, 18 Jan 2023 06:47:39 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-104750 FYI I hear Sour bikes are moving to be built in Europe now.
Correction the Singular Peregrine is 12x142mm standard according to their site.

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By: Mellissa Nash https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-104714 Tue, 17 Jan 2023 18:24:12 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-104714 In reply to c johnson.

Indeed true, but those bikes also have a more mtb geo than some of these bikes that max out at 2.1-2.2, which to me takes it more of a drop bar mtb than these. Oh I didn’t realize the ULTD is now the LTD. Did they take away clearance or something? I thought I remember the ULTD being able to fit 29×2.6 tires front and rear.

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By: geotrouvetout67 https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-104712 Tue, 17 Jan 2023 17:50:55 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-104712 Suggestion to add the price range in the short description, easy way to weed out bikes that are not in the range the reader is considering, as well as suspension corrected or not, for the same reason, a reader wanting a suspension can quickly eliminate the rest.

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By: Miles Arbour https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-104719 Tue, 17 Jan 2023 15:46:52 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-104719 In reply to geotrouvetout67.

If you hover your mouse over the item, it displays the price.

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By: c johnson https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-104698 Tue, 17 Jan 2023 02:54:23 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-104698 In reply to Graham Foot Bicycle Lover.

That’s a sexy sliding dropout.

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By: c johnson https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-104697 Tue, 17 Jan 2023 02:48:44 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-104697 In reply to Miles Arbour.

Poseidon has a rather annoying website. I’m noticing all these direct-to-consumer brands have the same problem here in that specs are poorly listed. It used to be the case that if you read into the Redwood market blurb for the bike description, it listed 29×2.3 as a theoretical maximum. Since the website redesign, its gotten cleaner, but they’ve removed that statement.

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By: c johnson https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-104696 Tue, 17 Jan 2023 02:44:11 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-104696 In reply to Mellissa Nash.

Chamois Hagar and Marin Gestalt X don’t meet the min 29×2.1″ tire for this list. Sutra ULTD is no longer a model. The current LTD is the same as what used to be ULTD.

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By: Mellissa Nash https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-104693 Tue, 17 Jan 2023 01:49:10 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-104693 In reply to Logan.

Wow that is pretty roomy. Do you think 2.35s can fit?

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By: Mellissa Nash https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-104692 Tue, 17 Jan 2023 01:46:06 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-104692 In reply to Al Mizrahi.

Oh wowz that top tube is weird and drop bars make it look more weirder.

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By: Mellissa Nash https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-104691 Tue, 17 Jan 2023 01:43:48 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-104691 Did this list use to be called monstercross bikes? I see the Sutra listed, but not the Sutra ULTD. Also missing is the Lauf Seiglia(the new one), Soma Jawbone, Evil Chamios Hagar(66.6° hta) and Marin has that drop bar gravel bike with a 67.5° hta.

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By: small correction https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-104670 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 19:08:23 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-104670 Dropout spacing on the Singular Peregrine is 12×142 per the manufacturer https://singularcycles.co.uk/products/peregrine

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By: Al Mizrahi https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-104669 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 19:00:43 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-104669 In reply to Miles Arbour.

Must have missed the Farr Out. They have pics of the Twin T with drop bars on their site under the blue color. https://ridefarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/TWIN-T-MAIN-IMAGE_2600x1000_300dpi-scaled.jpg

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By: Graham Foot Bicycle Lover https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-104657 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 14:18:58 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-104657 In reply to Miles Arbour.

Thanks Miles. Info https://www.smokestonebikes.co.uk/mrharry

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By: Miles Arbour https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-104668 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 13:26:59 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-104668 In reply to Al Mizrahi.

Farr Out is already included above. The other’s look more like flat bar bikes, but good to know they have options.

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By: Miles Arbour https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-104667 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 13:24:15 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-104667 In reply to Kris Evans.

Updated!

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By: Al Mizrahi https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-104666 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 13:16:10 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-104666 RideFarr Twin-T Cromo fits a max 29×2.4, 69°hta & it can be setup both with flat or drop bar. They also have the Farr OUT(use to be called gravel monstrcross gmx) with the same clearance & hta but shorter reach. There is also an ATB model that has a reach between these two models & can fit 29×2.6 but no pics of it with drop bars.

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By: Gian Maria Cavini https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-104649 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 10:32:56 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-104649 I find my custom painted FRM Inzir the perfect companion for my adventures.
Take a look at their standard model here:https://frmbike.net/en/product/inzir/
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a3d47510e76568666820fba3b73325b3c5244e396e625a25f2970c5fa29d26c8.jpg

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By: Miles Arbour https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-104641 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 00:50:36 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-104641 In reply to EMo.

Hopefully we can jump on one soon. Until then, the Kona ULTD (now just LTD) matches up fairly close: https://bikepacking.com/bikes/kona-sutra-ultd-review/

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By: Kris Evans https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-104644 Sun, 15 Jan 2023 21:28:07 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-104644 Co-motion Divide is handmade in USA. Not sure where you got Taiwan. Might be worth updating the article. It’s a fantastic bike too!

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By: Prairie Beard https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-104634 Sun, 15 Jan 2023 20:48:44 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-104634 In reply to isartrails.

They aren’t. Many are 142.

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By: Miles Arbour https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-104640 Sun, 15 Jan 2023 19:45:58 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-104640 In reply to isartrails.

Fixed.

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By: Miles Arbour https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-104639 Sun, 15 Jan 2023 19:42:51 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-104639 In reply to Logan.

Thanks Logan, I couldn’t find any specs for 29” clearance but I’ll add it in. As for sort options, it’s just not a function of the platform currently. We’ll keep that in mind though.

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By: EMo https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-104637 Sun, 15 Jan 2023 17:23:26 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-104637 I’d love to get your guys opinion on the latest Fargo, especially setup in 29+!

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By: isartrails https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-104635 Sun, 15 Jan 2023 16:06:50 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-104635 There’s an error at the Cinelli Hobootleg Geo. Front hub spacing is 110, boost.

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By: Logan https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-104632 Sun, 15 Jan 2023 15:13:12 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-104632 I know it’s on your 650b list, but the Poseidon Redwood has clearance for 29×2.3″ and would add a much-needed budget option to this list.

Along those lines, it’d also be helpful to have a sort option by e.g. price and tire size.

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By: isartrails https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-104631 Sun, 15 Jan 2023 15:10:49 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-104631 Why the hell are they all BOOST…?

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By: Gian Maria Cavini https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-104619 Sun, 15 Jan 2023 13:09:14 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-104619 You can also check the FRM InZir
https://frmbike.net/en/product/inzir-adventure-2/

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By: Miles Arbour https://bikepacking.com/index/drop-bar-mountain-bikes-29er/#comment-104627 Sun, 15 Jan 2023 12:33:58 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?page_id=51106#comment-104627 In reply to Albert.

Land Cruiser specs 29×2.0″ max tire size and Nordest is already up there.

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