Hello, I am a happy owner of Muirwoods 29 2008 myself and I'm enjoying it a lot.

Changed the saddle for Brooks Flyer and handlebar for Easton EA50...

I have two sets of tires for it: Big Apples 2.35 (oh yes) and Ignitors.

I had to dismount the front derailleur though to put any of those new tires... My dealer put some Sram derailleur on that bike for some reason and the thing just didn't let the back wheel spin, when I installed my new tires.

Really glad to find a fellow Muirwoods 29 owner, who's upgrading his bike that much!

Can you please answer me a couple of questions?

1) Which front derailleur are you using? Is there enough space between Ignitors and your front derailleur?

2) Have you possibly weighted that X-Flow Crankset, which originally came with the bike? I'm about to get new cranks myself (I'm torn between Shimano SLX, XT M771 and Truvativ Team mostly because of the color - I want to retain that stealth look), so have the riding experience improved greatly with new cranks? I mean really noticeable difference? Because those basic cranks haven't failed on me yet...

I even think of getting a Dura Ace crankset but that still seems like bike mechanic's nightmare.

3) How do you like your new brakes? Adjusting those BB5 is really a headache.. I've been messing with them for quite some tim and still can't find the point where stopping power combines with the lack of squeak they produce sometimes. What are the noticeable riding improvements, that come with those BB7's?

4) Did you manage to get those Cascadia fenders? Do they fit fine? Especially with wider tires?

By the way, if you can mount Ignitors with no problems, it means that Big Apples 2,35 can fit as well, so if you ever thought of going with those sleek monsters, give them a try, they really change the ride.