You’re not the first person to suggest carbon paste. No, I didn’t/wouldn’t consider it. I just switched grips out until I found some that worked.
The Carbine 29’er was a ripping fast bike. I know a couple people who hurt themselves properly on their first ride on one either overshooting a jump or coming into a corner way too hot. They pedaled supremely well for the travel too. Fast, fast, fast on the way down. Not anywhere near the top of my list for a bike for **me** around here, but I appreciate why folks love/loved them in more open terrain.
Actually, a -2* headset in a Carbine 29’er with an extra 10mm of fork travel - assuming it’s all serviced and running well - could probably hold it’s own _racing_ any of the current Enduro rigs. Maybe that’s a bit bold, but with some racers sizing down now the geo numbers aren’t that out there.
Oct. 24, 2022, 10:45 a.m. - Andrew Major
You’re not the first person to suggest carbon paste. No, I didn’t/wouldn’t consider it. I just switched grips out until I found some that worked. The Carbine 29’er was a ripping fast bike. I know a couple people who hurt themselves properly on their first ride on one either overshooting a jump or coming into a corner way too hot. They pedaled supremely well for the travel too. Fast, fast, fast on the way down. Not anywhere near the top of my list for a bike for **me** around here, but I appreciate why folks love/loved them in more open terrain. Actually, a -2* headset in a Carbine 29’er with an extra 10mm of fork travel - assuming it’s all serviced and running well - could probably hold it’s own _racing_ any of the current Enduro rigs. Maybe that’s a bit bold, but with some racers sizing down now the geo numbers aren’t that out there.