Okay, I'm in. Mostly because I'm already building this anyway, so why not?
I'm big on two things: bikepacking, and freakbikes. After a long day of riding, my riding buddies and I were sitting around the campfire and got into talking about how great a Tallbike would be for bikepacking. You'd be able to haul way more gear, and well....It's a Tallbike, so why not?
Needless to say the seed was planted. I've been ruminating the idea for months. It's time to make it happen.
Where to begin? Chop up what I have laying around? Start from scratch?
What do I want from this bike?
My normal bikepacking rig is a 29er, but I didn't want to go that route with a Tallbike, as that just puts me that much higher off the ground, and when you are riding trails, minimum maintenance roads, and rural South Dakota roads, you don't want to fall that far.
Alright Von, enough BS. Post some pictures already.
I managed to find a 27.5+ bike for less than $140. Screw it, I'm buying a brand new bike and immediately chopping it up.
This bike, while being a total turd out of the box has some good qualities for a foundation.
-27.5+ wheelset
-Disc brakes
-Rigid fork
-Steel construction (meaning I can weld it no problem)
-Large frame triangle
I wasted no time after some dude in a brown uniform dropped it off.
After a hole saw anointment, the wheels are now holier than they were before:
Stay tuned folks, I'm hoping that this thing will look like a taller, freakier version of this when all is said and done
-Von
I'm big on two things: bikepacking, and freakbikes. After a long day of riding, my riding buddies and I were sitting around the campfire and got into talking about how great a Tallbike would be for bikepacking. You'd be able to haul way more gear, and well....It's a Tallbike, so why not?
Needless to say the seed was planted. I've been ruminating the idea for months. It's time to make it happen.
Where to begin? Chop up what I have laying around? Start from scratch?
What do I want from this bike?
My normal bikepacking rig is a 29er, but I didn't want to go that route with a Tallbike, as that just puts me that much higher off the ground, and when you are riding trails, minimum maintenance roads, and rural South Dakota roads, you don't want to fall that far.
Alright Von, enough BS. Post some pictures already.
I managed to find a 27.5+ bike for less than $140. Screw it, I'm buying a brand new bike and immediately chopping it up.
This bike, while being a total turd out of the box has some good qualities for a foundation.
-27.5+ wheelset
-Disc brakes
-Rigid fork
-Steel construction (meaning I can weld it no problem)
-Large frame triangle
I wasted no time after some dude in a brown uniform dropped it off.
After a hole saw anointment, the wheels are now holier than they were before:
Stay tuned folks, I'm hoping that this thing will look like a taller, freakier version of this when all is said and done
-Von
i do look forward to seeing this build come together!
