BB is same as stock as the shock is longer. About 340mm. But yep the higher speed is reduced. No issue where I ride, steep hot and humid. if I lived somewhere flat and cooler I would keep 29er.
Two reasons. One my Bronson is a mullet and can’t be made into a 29er I don’t want to ride different wheeled bikes and I can share the wheels between them. Two I have short legs. Technically that’s 3 things.
Here’s my tips.
fit a 9.5 x 2.5 shock. 216 x 63mm. Ohlins coil no issues. Spring rate will actually be a bit less due to increased stroke.
fit one offset bush in rear position otherwise the rear links touch and you also need to compress the shock to fit. So that 1-2mm really helps.
I fitted a...