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Discussion starter · #21 ·
Funoutside said:
I have 29x2.6 on my Stanton Shpera with no issue, while Stanton's site only claims 2.4(which to be fair is British clearance & I'm in the desert where mud is not a thing). So, the Nordest might fit something close to 2.6, though probably not those oversized ones.
There is also the Starling Roost, Bird Forge, Sour Crumble(I think), Sour Pasta Party(xc-ish 29x3.0), Reeb Hooptie if you are looking for more of a klunker bike, Pipedream Sirus & Bombtrack Beyond+ ADV.
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I was actually wondering this myself. If I ran a smaller knob tire like the Kenda Booster, Vittoria Mezcal, or Maxxis Ikon if it would be fine for clearance in the Nordest.
 
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Honzo and Middlechild have both been mentioned and those would be TERRIBLE options for OP's interests. A 120mm fork on wother of those bikes would be silly. Just look at the geometry.

Niner Sir9 would fit the bill, although it's a bit pricey. [Edit, nevermind, I was thinking of the SIR9 with 27.5+ tires.]

I have a Karate Monkey and it would work, if you're into long stems, short reach dimensions, and steep head tube angles with a 120mm fork. I put a Works headset in mine to get a better HTA for my needs but this bike is compact. Great for the bikepacking and upright-riding crowd, but I'm replacing it.
 
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kyle204 said:
Yes. Regular viewer!

But he doesn't test everything so I wanted to see what else was brought up. I think the Japhy could actually be a pretty good option.
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Exactly, that's why I typed my reply in a stupid looking case. Sarcasm. Everyone throws out that suggestion because it's lazy and obvious. I appreciate his reviews, but he's only one person with a single person's preferences.

Please don't throw out frames that are designed around 140+ forks when OP asked for a 120mm fork-specific frame. Underforking a frame is almost always a really bad idea when you consider what it does to the geometry, unless OP really wants a ridiculous steep seat tube or really enjoys pedal strikes.
 
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mack_turtle said:
Honzo and Middlechild have both been mentioned and those would be TERRIBLE options for OP's interests. A 120mm fork on wother of those bikes would be silly. Just look at the geometry.

Niner Sir9 would fit the bill, although it's a bit pricey.

I have a Karate Monkey and it would work, if you're into long stems, short reach dimensions, and steep head tube angles with a 120mm fork. I put a Works headset to get a better HTA for my needs but thos sucker is compact. Great for the bikepacking and upright-riding crowd, but I'm replacing it.
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Add the previously mentioned Rootdown to this list (of “no way it works”). Rootdown has a low bottom bracket to start and most are spec’d for 150. Great bike/love mine but not at 120 or even 130.
 
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mack_turtle said:
Honzo and Middlechild have both been mentioned and those would be TERRIBLE options for OP's interests. A 120mm fork on wother of those bikes would be silly. Just look at the geometry.

Niner Sir9 would fit the bill, although it's a bit pricey.

I have a Karate Monkey and it would work, if you're into long stems, short reach dimensions, and steep head tube angles with a 120mm fork. I put a Works headset to get a better HTA for my needs but thos sucker is compact. Great for the bikepacking and upright-riding crowd, but I'm replacing it.
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Unfortunately, the current version of the SIR9 won’t fit a 2.6 tire. Niner’s site states 2.4 max, but that’s a stretch - Ikon 2.35 on an i29 barely fits with about 3mm clearance.
 
#29 ·
Jp716 said:
Unfortunately, the current version of the SIR9 won’t fit a 2.6 tire. Niner’s site states 2.4 max, but that’s a stretch - Ikon 2.35 on an i29 barely fits with about 3mm clearance.
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You're right, I was thinking of the 27.5+ clearance for the SIR9. Sorry for the lame suggestion.

I'm setting up a custom Marino because I was looking for something similar and didn't find anything affordable on the market that I liked. The process is long, but you get just what you want for about 1/3 of the cost of most domestic fab shops.
 
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DGUSMC said:
Add the previously mentioned Rootdown to this list (of “no way it works”). Rootdown has a low bottom bracket to start and most are spec’d for 150. Great bike/love mine but not at 120 or even 130.
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My bad -- I missed the part where he was only interested in 120mm frames. Yeah the rootdown would not be good for that. like at all.
 
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Guerrilla Gravity Pedalhead stock builds come with 120mm fork, so it may be worth considering. Mine is built with a 140mm fork, so my geo is a little different. But I fit 29x2.6" tires all day.
 
Discussion starter · #38 ·
Funoutside said:
Cotic just announced the updated Solaris(not max), which is now setup around 29er tire up to 2.6 & 120mm fork. It looks real nice. Cotic Solaris Reintroduced for 2023
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This looks very promising and I've always been interested in Cotic's. The only think I don't like on them are the long chainstays. I think I'd prefer shorter chainstays to make the bike a little more playful.
 
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