Originally Posted by wompwomp
The carver looks wild, for a thousand bucks out the door, but the 69 looks a little bit steep for what i personally am looking for (something cheaper and less dual-crown perhaps?).
After looking around and seeing some of the various permutations and combinations of 26/29, I think I might try and find a fisher genesis or 29'er used to try this experiment out on.
Any other possible suggestions for frame types that this might work well with? I know a lot of norco's have 24/26 stuff built in, but I'm not really looking that way right now.
I'm using a classic Gary Fisher Aquila frame for the conversion. I'd have to keep the fork length the same so to avoid changing the geometry too much and that means using a front disc brake - the Bontrager Switchblade is perfect for this conversion. I suspect any 90s hardtail with classic geometry will make a great 69er. Then you'd have an in-between bike to ride when you want to ride with something different off-road. Let's face it; few people like boring 26" hardtails these days.