BruceBrown
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Just curious if anyone went with the mullet and ordered their Hydra with the 29” front and 27.5” rear? It’s the one thing I kind of wish I’d have done that I didn’t.
Did anybody mullet their Hydra?
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Ebiker33
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Are you saying you could put a 26" fatty on the rear and a 29" on the front?
I think Pushkar offers two different rear triangles. Tires for the 27.5" is the narrow version and 26" is the wider one. You don't want to get the wider one and run 27.5" tires it looks kinda odd. A friend of mine bought a Biktrix Juggernaut Ultra FS and got the 27.5" tires and it only it comes standard with a 190mm rear dropouts for the 26" x 4" tires. Problems with wheel flex has caused a couple of issues for him.
As far as mullet goes either an inverted fork or get one for a 29" wheel and then you can go between 27.5" and 29" at will. I think some forks are combo's also.
As far as mullet goes either an inverted fork or get one for a 29" wheel and then you can go between 27.5" and 29" at will. I think some forks are combo's also.
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So raising this thread up again - is anyone running a 29” on the front and 27.5” on the back on their Hydra? Seems to make sense to me and coming from the dual sport motorcycle world it’s a very common approach for better off road riding. I also like that it might raise the motor/bb up a little.
Acme
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This is just my opinion. The 29“ wheels are just not as nimble and playful. They are certainly faster in a straight line and over large ruts etc. if you’re a very experienced rider you can probably make use of them but if you’re just an average rider not totally going for it I would stick with a 27.5.
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Well, that’s why I like the idea of the combo. The 29” up front will help with obstacles and rolling while the 27.5” in the rear still provides some agility. A 21/19 or 18 is a common dual sport set-up in the mc world. Seems it might work here too. My understanding is that you can swap the 27.5 and 29 in the front without issue(?).
Acme
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I think if you buy 29“ports you will have no problem switching back to a 27.5”but my understanding is 27.5”Forks will not fit a 29”
I look forward to hearing from you how it works. It will raise your bottom bracket slightly. This will make the bike a little harder to balance but on the other hand there have been people reporting problems with paddle strikes so maybe I a little higher is better? Most things with these bikes you just never know until you try. Maybe you’re onto something.
I look forward to hearing from you how it works. It will raise your bottom bracket slightly. This will make the bike a little harder to balance but on the other hand there have been people reporting problems with paddle strikes so maybe I a little higher is better? Most things with these bikes you just never know until you try. Maybe you’re onto something.
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I did get this advice from @pushkar :
“We can only fit 29*2.6 so net difference in radius is 4mm.. which is really not material to anything “
So maybe not so worthwhile after all. Still, if I wanted an ebike that wasn’t going to get modded, I would have gotten one of those ‘store-bought’ models.
“We can only fit 29*2.6 so net difference in radius is 4mm.. which is really not material to anything “
So maybe not so worthwhile after all. Still, if I wanted an ebike that wasn’t going to get modded, I would have gotten one of those ‘store-bought’ models.
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Not a Hydra, but have an Ultra powered fatty I'm not real happy with for pavement use. Getting ready to try a 26"x3" Kenda Flame street tire on the back, with a Schwalbe Super Moto-X 27.5x2.8 on the front. Installing inexpensive hydraulic front forks w/100mm drop out width as part of the project (to get rid of the 135mm pogo sticks). Plan is to try that for a bit. If it works out OK fine. If not, will be installing another 27.5"x2.8" on the back, while maintaining the 170mm drop out. That's going to require re-spoking the original hub to a 27.5" wheel. Would love to have an extra set of wheels to do this, but cost was prohibitive buying them a piece at a time.
I'm an old man, no desire or need for 29". Prefer to have the bike lower to the ground for pavement use by an old man....
I'm an old man, no desire or need for 29". Prefer to have the bike lower to the ground for pavement use by an old man....
Acme
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If you’re just riding on on the street have you considered a Hardtail like the Crosstour with a suspension seat post. . 2.8 inch supermoto’s have a very soft ride. Or you could step up to a 4” Street fat tire. I love my Hydras for riding the trails and fire roads but with 6 inches of travel in the suspension you do sit up high and it does make it harder to balance. Having a Hardtail you are definitely lower to the ground.
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Yes, bike I'm working on is a hard tail.....
Tried "street" fat tires (Origin 8's) and they were not the answer for me. At pressures where they are comfortable to ride, they self steer like crazy. Not the most confidence you'll ever have in a tire/setup for sure. You can minimize the self steering by inflating them with enough pressure, but at that point you've eliminated the reason you went with 4" to start with - the good ride. Without the good ride, there are WAY better setups - like the Schwalbe Super Moto-X you mention.
Tried "street" fat tires (Origin 8's) and they were not the answer for me. At pressures where they are comfortable to ride, they self steer like crazy. Not the most confidence you'll ever have in a tire/setup for sure. You can minimize the self steering by inflating them with enough pressure, but at that point you've eliminated the reason you went with 4" to start with - the good ride. Without the good ride, there are WAY better setups - like the Schwalbe Super Moto-X you mention.
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The ‘mullet’ conversions is done and the 29x2.6 fits on the Suntour Raidon without issue. Mavic wheel and Kenda tire.
Looks like it raised the bb height maybe a 1/4” from my very rough measurements. Have not had a chance to try it out yet as my rear brakes have lost all pressure while just sitting in a stand(?), but looking forward to getting on the trail with this config.
Looks like it raised the bb height maybe a 1/4” from my very rough measurements. Have not had a chance to try it out yet as my rear brakes have lost all pressure while just sitting in a stand(?), but looking forward to getting on the trail with this config.
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