Fantastic read. Thanks dude.
Love some hardtail nerdery. I sold my rootdown and bought a chameleon carbon.
After a bit of fiddling, I am on 27.5x2.8 in the back, 29x2.6 in the front, 140 fork, 29er dropouts. About 2 degrees slacker than a "standard" bike as SC would build it. Just slack enough to not really ever feel sketchy on the shore. The smaller rear wheel I feel helps because I have more room to move around. It is a real "eureka" setup for me, the mullet setup for initially just for a laugh but it's amazing.
In theory the seat tube is super slack but I just don't really notice it on a hardtail (my full suspension bike has a 76 degree STA and I would not want it slacker). If I am super lazy on a steep grind the front will get light but generally the bike prefers the stand-and-hammer approach in those situations.
If it took an angleset I'd probably try a 29x2.6 in the rear but as it is the mullet makes sense because it helps the head angle and the BB height is also totally fine still.
I do need to try cush core in the back and stretching the stays out per your article, I'd say its only significant weakness is climbing traction on technical climbs in the wet, otherwise it is insane. Probably because somehow I accidentally got the fit right and the mullet helps (I have a long body and short legs). It feels like an extension of my body. My Ripmo AF plows basically anything but it's not the same, I am along for the ride.
May 12, 2020, 1:30 p.m. - Kenny
Fantastic read. Thanks dude. Love some hardtail nerdery. I sold my rootdown and bought a chameleon carbon. After a bit of fiddling, I am on 27.5x2.8 in the back, 29x2.6 in the front, 140 fork, 29er dropouts. About 2 degrees slacker than a "standard" bike as SC would build it. Just slack enough to not really ever feel sketchy on the shore. The smaller rear wheel I feel helps because I have more room to move around. It is a real "eureka" setup for me, the mullet setup for initially just for a laugh but it's amazing. In theory the seat tube is super slack but I just don't really notice it on a hardtail (my full suspension bike has a 76 degree STA and I would not want it slacker). If I am super lazy on a steep grind the front will get light but generally the bike prefers the stand-and-hammer approach in those situations. If it took an angleset I'd probably try a 29x2.6 in the rear but as it is the mullet makes sense because it helps the head angle and the BB height is also totally fine still. I do need to try cush core in the back and stretching the stays out per your article, I'd say its only significant weakness is climbing traction on technical climbs in the wet, otherwise it is insane. Probably because somehow I accidentally got the fit right and the mullet helps (I have a long body and short legs). It feels like an extension of my body. My Ripmo AF plows basically anything but it's not the same, I am along for the ride.