Ron - done

29 with clearance for 27.5+ seems to be all the rage these days. Fun way to have 2 bikes in one (though IMO the 27.5x3, 29x2, 26x4 bike is the way to go if you really want the Swiss army knife effect!)

This one is an all-arounder with Rohloff capabilities as well as the usual stealth dropper, loads of tire clearance, etc.

Still all fluxy

I can't resist putting curved bridges on these bikes with big tire clearance...

GDR-ready

I don't know if Mark is actually doing the GDR, but this is the sort of bike I'd use if I was. 29+, Rohloff, rigid but with a lot of front end cush - not much to go wrong but about as much passive suspension and comfort as you can get.

Day in the woods?

2 weeks in the woods!

Day in the life...

Not shown: spending 10 minutes removing powdercoat masking tape from inside of head/seat tubes, cutting finger in process, packing boxes and taping stuff up, cutting finger again on tape gun, etc. Glamourous, baby.

Also, not my ride picture, sadly. That's Miguel's fun, I ride at night, or pull a trailer full of kids.

Just in case you forgot...

You (and I) are sissies, because we are not GDR people.

Well, maybe one person reading this is. :)

Happy friday, all. Go ride, even if it's only for 45 minutes at night after the kids fall asleep (my GDR is "Golly, Daytime Ride?!?" these days...)

Thanks to Jon for the photo. Bags by Alpine Luddites.

Pressfi-what?!?

Don't freak out, it's just so Mark can use the neat Niner EBB that fits the PF30 shell (we needed 83mm width, too, which made a normal EBB too much of a pain).

Sarah's new bike getting packed up in the background.

Rohloff, 29+/26x4, loads of mounts for everything imaginable... should be fun!

Loads of room.

Couple pictures from John

Short-stay (though he's running the wheel slammed...back?) 29er, baby!

Bar ends are so 1995

I like DT cable routing on these curved-toptube bikes