I have really been wondering the same, and it is probably the only thing that has stopped me from grabbing a druid frame so far. I know this is a brilliant trail bike and then some... But it would be nearly impossible for me to ignore a 150ish 27.5 bike. Either a dedicated 27.5 with 160-170 up front, or one that I could run as a mullet with a 150-160 29. I like 29ers just fine, but for a more aggressive bike that I'm really going to want to live with every day on steeps and anything else I come across I just prefer a 27.5 out back. The druid is pretty dead perfect as is for its intentions, but for me, for one bike that can punch hard above its weight, and punch fast below, I think that would seriously be it.
Jan. 2, 2020, 11:08 a.m. - Metacomet
I have really been wondering the same, and it is probably the only thing that has stopped me from grabbing a druid frame so far. I know this is a brilliant trail bike and then some... But it would be nearly impossible for me to ignore a 150ish 27.5 bike. Either a dedicated 27.5 with 160-170 up front, or one that I could run as a mullet with a 150-160 29. I like 29ers just fine, but for a more aggressive bike that I'm really going to want to live with every day on steeps and anything else I come across I just prefer a 27.5 out back. The druid is pretty dead perfect as is for its intentions, but for me, for one bike that can punch hard above its weight, and punch fast below, I think that would seriously be it.