Hi All I have an older 2010 ish big mama, 29" full squish bike. Im considering converting to a rough gravel bike. I have a tamland for smoother rides. I'm thinking 29 x 2.0 tires 1X or 2X gearing with wide drop bars. I live in Gunnison Colorado and am 65Yrs old. I'm channeling a cheaper version of the ninner. I,d like to try a sram drive train,as I've used most other drive trains over the years, but not sram. I'm not totally committed though. It has 135mm rear spacing. Any constructive comments appreciated. Thanks Brian
The bike is complete. What I will change is the 3x crank to 2 or 1x.It is a 10spd cogset. Probaly use an LD stem from crust bikes. Currently has a velocity/xt wheelset. Still looking at tires. Also need to research hydro lever\\ shifters. Brian
Thanks for the reply,s Ijust ordered a dennem (sp) made by koga, from a shop in england. Back- ordered till mid July. Probably wont see it till early aug. It looked interesting so decided to give it a try.
Did you go any further with this build? After spending about a year on a converted mtb to drop bar all-road bike, I started thinking that a full-suspension bike would be even better. My previous/current bike was a Nine XC frame that has 29 rear/650b front wheels and a 80mm front shock and I thought it just could not get any better. It is super versatile and a lot of fun. After a bit of searching, I did a similar conversion with an XC racing, dual suspension frame and now that I have ridden it for a while, I wonder why I waited so long for dual-suspension. It lets me just roll through everything and enjoy the ride without picking and choosing the path, avoiding bumps or ruts and I can ride my aerobars off-road. Since I live in an area that is constantly windy, that is a big plus. Not sure what your dual-s bike was designed for, but a converted XC race bike is a really fun gravel/all-road machine.
