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New ride ...
I'll share my new toy ...
Since getting a 29er (Trek Rumblefish) the 26 dually (Scott Genius RC) wasn't getting much love or attention. It wasn't as quick as the 29er and I missed having a hardtail to play with. So, I ditched the Genius frame and found a brand new Cannondale Furio frameset. This was one of the last 'handmade in the US' frames by Cannondale I believe and the attention to detail is incredible!
From some research the Furio was sold as a mid spec bike, but being a raw frame the welds etc had to be perfect. I managed to find a spanking new frame still in the box, and build went like this:
Frame - Large Cannondale Furio
Front shock/fork - Fox RLT 100
Handlebars -Pro FRS, 760mm wide 15mm rise
Stem - Pro FRS 60mm
Headset - Reducer (frame is 1.5" to take a lefty, forks are 1 1/8th)
Grips - Lizard Skins Peaty
Saddle - Sella Italia Kevlar - very light but not much padding!
Seatpost - Pro LT 27.2mm
Brakes - Hayes Stroker Trail (160f&r)
Cranks - Truative Stylo GXP
Chain - Whipperman
Pedals - XT Race
Front derailleur - XTR
Rear derailleur - Sram X0 (9 speed)
Front shifter - Sram X9
Rear shifter - Sram X9
Cassette - XTR 11-34
Front hub - DT Swiss 240S
Rear hub - DT Swiss 240S
Front rim - DT Swiss XR4.1D
Rear rim - DT Swiss XR4.1D
Spokes - DT Swiss Aerolite
Tyres - Continental Race King 26 x 2.2
It rides brilliantly. Very fast and very direct, probably due to the frame being so stiff. Having spent the last few years on duallies this thing really flies.
It's not as quick overall as the 29er, but lots more fun.
The frame will take 650b rims, so may upgrade in the future.
A big thanks to Jordan and Cam at Ride in Workshop for an awesome build!
Here she is:
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P.s. It does look better without the saddlebag!!
I've still got one of those, exact same model in white, with Lefty.
Looking at the position of the seatstay and chainstay bridges, I didn't think 650B would fit? It would give the old girl a new lease on life if they did.
Ditto on the handling - I love riding it, just not so much around Manly Dam. Very stiff and direct frame. Lower pressures in the tyres does help though. Very quick at places like Terrey Hills. Now my bad weather commuting bike.
I've been assured 650b will fit. Running 2.2's at the moment with heaps of clearance.
I made the mistake of running 30psi in the rear for my first outing - pretty harsh! Now down around 25 and much better. It will easily knock out a sub 34 min lap of the Dam, I reckon on fire trails it would fly!
I knew you had a thing for Cannondales Hawkeye!!
Don't ask how many we have in our garage!
Just measured my frame tonight.
Currently it's wearing some 700cx25mm tyres, which come up a smidge shy of 27".
Given 650B x 2.1 comes up at about 27.3", there is *just* enough room to fit this combo at the back, with about 4-5mm clearance to the seatstay bridge.
I'd like a few more mm to be comfortable, and I'd probably want to drop 5-6mm travel from the fork with a spacer to give myself the 10mm gap recommended to prevent the steerer grounding out on the tyre when the fork bottoms out or loses air.
But the conclusion is... doable indeed!
Good work!
Looking at mine the chain stay looks tighter than the seat stay, but I haven't put a tape measure on it.
Reports suggest Fox forks are ok for 650b - but I'll see what they measure like and may pop a spacer in
It's all a way off yet, but I'll post some pics when it gets done (unless you beat me to it!)
I can confirm the Fox's work fine with 650b, I'm running crossmarks with an amount to spare