Dedicated bikepacking bike... to plus or not to plus?

[Ian]

Richard, I'm pretty sure that Ian Barrington had 29+ on the front and 29 on the rear when he did the Highland Trail in 2016, might be worth checking his blog.

Late to the party, sorry.
Quite right, Bob, I did. It was bloomin brilliant actually.
People said to me, “so, you’re riding rigid then?”.
I responded by saying, “no, I’m riding 29+“

[ianfitz]

I rode that set up for a while too. Was good for an attempt on the B350 back in ?2014.

Steering feels a bit ‘square’ by which I mean it feels like you need to fight the flywheel effect of a heavier rotating mass. But I got used to it pretty quick like most bike stuff.

[benp1]

Anyone tried 29+ front and 650b+ back?

[Charliecres]

I’m sold on 29+ front / 29 rear. Best of both worlds, I reckon

[Richard G]

I reckon it wouldn't be too hard for me to swap in a rigid front fork to go that way if I ever wanted to try it.