I've finally managed to scrape together enough money to finish my Inbred that I started nearly a year ago now.. And it's brilliant fun! First time at rigid, ss and on 29 inch wheels and I love it. Decided to go for some Superstar wheels after asking for advice on a thread a few weeks ago, as the cheaper price left me with enough money to get the few other bits I still needed. (I did go for the Arches on Deore hubs that Stu found, unfortunately they were out of stock by the time I got round to it..)

I got it finished last Thursday and managed to get out for a solo one-nighter on the 9th-10th and I can comfortably say it was the muddiest and wettest weather I've ever ridden in. Pretty glad it was ss, I could see the potential for some mud induced derailleur destroying!

Pretty much the whole ride was through rain, but I did manage to get above the clouds on the Long Mynd and found a reasonably dry patch of forest to sleep on. Plenty of hot chocolate, feet in carrier bags and a lot of hooning along.


DSC_1331 by JackD1995, on Flickr


DSC_1326 by JackD1995, on Flickr

Descending Caer Caradoc in the mist.


DSC_1335 by JackD1995, on Flickr

Finished, considerably damper than when I set out.

The bike felt really good, the wheels did seem to roll over things well and the ss was good fun and not as hard on the hills as I thought it would be. The frame felt good, I chose the 19.5" after a thread last year and I'm pretty pleased with the choice. The 18" might have given better clearance for a seatpack, but the longer top tube of the large size felt comfortable and it feels very stable when loaded. The frame bag I made for the Genesis doesn't fit too well so I'll have to make another and a bar sling too now.

The rigid fork was a little jarring but I think a major contributor to this was the tyres and grips. I could probably do with something like a 2.4 up front instead of a 2.2 and ditching the thin on-one grips for a pair of Ergon ones. Any thoughts on this?

Sorry for the rather large amount of waffle, I've got a little excited about the whole thing.. :D And thanks to a few people on here who I've bought parts from.

Jack

Good work Jack 8-)

Especially getting out in February conditions

Hey Jack,
Nice bike. Glad you have it all set up and sorted. A wider front tyre will make a difference, I run a 29x2.55 WeirWolf LT on the front and a 2.3 on the rear. It allows me to run a slighty lower pressure and take away some of the jarring.
I run a set of Jones loops up fronts which takes a way a lot of jarring as well as it allows a more natural hand position and multiple hand positions, a set of ergos will help or even try a set of bar ends if you can live with the look...

I meant to say what forks are you running on there?

Cheers Chew, I'm glad that i managed to get out even if the weather was terrible.. :)

Hi tommid, I think I'll try a larger tyre then, I'll also set them up tubeless, I din't have time to fiddle around with that last weekend, so I can get lower pressures in them.

The pictures aren't too clear, but I found the slight bend in the On-on Fleegle comfortable, I'll take a, look at the Jones Loops and probably the Ergon grips too. Ta.

I got the forks second hand and I believe that they are of a Surly Ogre, the bosses for the Anything Cages might come in handy one day.