NSMB - 2016 - Hardtail Thread

If anyone is looking for a Samurai spotted this during my stalking of Pinkbike buy and sell.

http://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1936912/

I have heard some 26 wheel forks will fit a 27.5 wheel. Out of curiosity will a Domain 302 fit a 27.5 wheel?

Probably, my 454 Pike did.

Probably, my 454 Pike did.

Cool. Figured it might as it is designed to accept huge ass tires. LOL

Embrace your inner fat when you live somewhere with snow on the ground for six months of the year.

I'd be down with fat of they allowed them on the Cypress xc ski trails.

Cool. Figured it might as it is designed to accept huge ass tires. LOL

But you know what my bb height got stupid high and I can't believe that good for handling so maybe an angle-set to compensate but then your wheelbase gets humongus, eh? It's my buddy bike so the 26" is going back on.

Dirtjumps and North Shore on the same bike. Front derailleur and 26.

I gotta say, in the nearly 5 months of watching Pinkbike seen lots of recent years Stylus frames for sale. But only one pre 2009 to date being sold for $200 in the US but of course was to small. LOL

Asked this rider what size his Stylus was and he says it is a 17.5".

http://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1949423/

My 2007 was a 17.5 and had the extra length to the seat tube that had the support, similar to the Sovereign. Did Chromag remove that bit in 2008?

I'm not asking but my balls are asking. Why don't more bikes have the top tube pad? I might get one. Still feel nauseous from my last "encounter."

^^No one uses them because they are nerdy and they dont help except for little bumps.

Does anyone here have a hardtail with two separate builds that they swap for trail riding vs dj'ing? I thought I remember an article from morgman or something..

I'm glad it was my balls that asked and not me.

^^No one uses them because they are nerdy and they dont help except for little bumps.

Really used them to protect the cables from the rear rack while in transport. And when I got the GD post as it made the swapping out to non dropper easy. Or when I had the Stylus it made swapping fast and easy.