this is my Hunter 29er
it takes any 700c tyre
last year I did 3 double centuries on it
I ride it on club rides
i ride it in the dirt
i rode it from Portland to Ventura
and placed 3rd at 12hrs of Humboldt while enroute from Portland to Ventura, while touring.
it takes fenders, racks, panniers, and frame bags.
last sunday we rode about 5,000ft of climbing, 54 miles, in 4.5hrs, on the pave
i don't own a car
so far this week i'm a bit over 160 miles
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this is my do everything bike
short of hauling mega stuff, for that I use the Big Dummy.
the 29er with 44x11t gearing and a set of WTB Vulpines is about the same gear inch as a road bike with 23c tyres in 53x12t
its plenty fast
yesterday, i spun it up with some buddies during a sprint at 38.2mph