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10-09-2015, 01:55 PM
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SS rigid 29er recs
I asked on MTBR but thought I'd try here too. I love my (geared) Jones diamond but also want a singlespeed and don't want to throw down for another Jones. What gets me closest for a rigid 29er SS (shortish TT, fits 2.4 tires, can get bars up high)? Thanks!
Ryan 
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10-09-2015, 02:15 PM
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Tranny
Don't know about getting the bars too high, but the Ibis Tranny (belt drive optional) is one heck of a ride. I rode it this spring and the agility of the bike made me forget that I was riding a 29er. Out of all the rigid 29er I have ridden, the Tranny is by far the liveliest!
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10-09-2015, 02:43 PM
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10-09-2015, 03:02 PM
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Hello I have a 09' Redline Monocog flight. It fills all I need in a mountain bike quick, simple, inexpensive to maintain. I don't really ride it much but when I do I really enjoy it. Oh yes, the bars seem a bit high to me but then again it is probably that I am just used to my road bike, tires I can fit a Continental trail king 2.5 in front and Maxxis something 2.3 in the rear.
John
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10-09-2015, 03:06 PM
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The new monocog Al looks like a nice option as well.
http://redlinebicycles.com/bikes/2015-monocog-al/ I've heard very good thing about the Trek Superfly SS (the black and purple aluminum one with a carbon fork), but stay away from anything earlier- the Rig sliding dropouts were warrantied basically every year it was released. You can get the replacement stainless parts from a dealer, but it probably isn't super worth it considering how many cheap, quality SS rigids are available these days.
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10-09-2015, 05:22 PM
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El mariachi...and get a suspension fork...seriously. They have the plates for the rear dropouts that work really well. Geared, singlespeed, thru axle, whatever. Fun ride and infinitely adjustable/buildable for whatever you want to try and do. Mine shows up in a new iteration every few months
Suspension, life is way too short to suffer unnecessarily. I live among the rocks so I see it as a necessity. Something to be said for a rigid fork and picking lines and all, but a hard tail is tough enough as it is. Personally, I prefer a Reba as they are relatively in-expensive and way easy to maintain/rebuild and have nothing goofy like Fox as far as coatings and seals. Performance is more than good enough for my needs. Seal kits for the entire fork are like $25 max and take about 45 easy minutes to install. Fork oil (5 and 15 weight you will need) is the cheapest item at the motorcycle shop. Thanks to craigslist I am up to 3.5 Reba's that cycle thru the fleet of 2 at the moment. Worst case scenario is $180 for a new upper Ride safe and have fun but seriously consider a fork 
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10-09-2015, 11:08 PM
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I'd say go with a Trek Superfly SS. You can fit a 3" in the front and a 2.4 out back.
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