[bcullins]

Any suggestions as to 29er frames that are designed for V-brakes instead of discs? Not interested in carbon and can't afford Ti. Thanks in advance for your constructive suggestions ...

 

[murtaghstyle]

I believe the Surly KM has posts. Hope you are after a rigid for though, cause I don't think any production suspesion 29er forks come with posts.

 

[jeff]

The White Brothers Magic 80 is still available with posts. As far as frames go.....?

 

[murtaghstyle]

The White Brothers Magic 80 is still available with posts.

I stand corrected.

 

[pimpbot]

Astrix makes one (or made one)... the hardtail one... not the Monk. I see them on fleabay from time to time.

*edit*

The Astrix Rook. That was the one.

http://www.astrixsports.com/rook.html

 

[Timo]

The Astrix Rook is a very good frame at a great price. I picked one up in late 2006 after cracking a steel frame I had. It was a transition frame as I then switched to titanium, but I ended up putting miles and miles on that Rook. Sold it to a buddy last fall and he plans to race on it this year. Dollar for dollar one of the best investments I ever made on a bike frame.

:thumbsup:

Astrix makes one (or made one)... the hardtail one... not the Monk. I see them on fleabay from time to time.

*edit*

The Astrix Rook. That was the one.

http://www.astrixsports.com/rook.html

 

[ndbike]

Voodoo still puts V-brake bosses on their frames

 

[LBIkid]

Older Kona Unit frames (circa 2007) had brake posts, and can still be found on EBay. Soma Juice has them too.

 

[thomllama]

Voodoo still puts V-brake bosses on their frames

yup, Bokor and Aizan both still have brake nobs not sure about forks..

 

[DougM]

Redline

I have a Redline d440 with posts and have a WB Magic 80 on it.

 

[meltingfeather]

Soma Juice

 

[limba]

Any custom Ti. or Steel builder can do that for you but it might get pricey.

 

[Slow Eddie]

Any custom Ti. or Steel builder can do that for you but it might get pricey.

Don McClung. Old-school, but IIRC most (if not all) of his bikes are v-brake specific.

 

[mtnbiker72]

Curtlo can make a custom frame for about 1K

Spinner Aeris RLC 29er fork has brake posts, not the greatest but it gets decent reviews.

 

[customfab]

curious why you are hanging on to V-brakes?

There are a lot of builders that could retrofit canti bosses onto any steel bike.

 

[hoogie]

gt peace 9r single speed ... for sale, not mine though ...

 

[jigem]

Soma juice..I think

 

[ryguy135]

The older Orbea Alma's have them too.

 

[jvossman]

I've had 7 vbrake 29ers..

This thread gets repeated every 4 months or so, so let me contribute my personal list. I've owned 7 29ers, all v brakes...

1-2) As others have said, any custom builder can do one with vbrakes. I have been very happy with my bilenky and I also had a generic chinese ti frame for $345 shipped.
3) Older Gary Fishers.. my mt tam from 2002 sniff sniff, RIP, I have a sneaky suspiciion that as late as 2008/9 the fisher dual sport line was basically the same frame
4) Lenz- he built me a dual susp Leviathan with Vbrake posts. Wonder if someone here still has that frame...
5) 2010 Voodo Azain- Got a killer deal, but the toe overlap in XL made me get rid of it after 2 rides.
6) 2010 Astrix Rook- LOVE IT, my current race ride.
7) Surly Karate Monkey- got the frame, haven't built it yet. Legions of fans here on MTBR.

Lots of rigid fork options, Yes white brothers will build you a custom suspension fork, but its bucks ($700+), the RST M80 fork used to have vbrake posts, you can only get it with a frame on bikeisland. I am happy to sell you my original Marzochi Marathon 29er from 2002 but its heavy and not a lot of travel.. I am bugging JB Importers to sell their little vbrake posts that come on their rigid 29er fork as a stand alone item. Stay tuned...

As for why v brakes, at least for me, in 2002 I was concerned about traveling with disc brakes to an exotic country and worrying about needing service somewhere. My original wheelset was Salsa Delgado Cross to 36 spoke 951 XTR hubs. Both the original front and rear wheels still spin pretty nice despite tons of miles and abuse. But since those were my first wheels, any other wheels needed to be v brake compatible and therefore the next frame needed to be and so on and so on.

I'm almost to the point that when my two white brothers BW 1.0s finally give out, I'll break down and get a new fork that will require disc brakes or use the JB Imports adapters, but until then V brakes rule! (Unless you happend to find yourself by accident on the NORBA downhill course at Snowshoe Mountain. In West Virginia. In the rain. On a hard tail 29er. Then not so much

 

[jvossman]

whoops, forgot the motobecane outcast- aluminum rigid not for me, but did know one guy who tore it up on the rooty trails of oleta. I sold mine to a triathelete who had a nexus 8 speed internal installed.....