On my 2020 Expert I'm running Hope Fortus 30 27.5 wheels, flip chip in the high position, 160mm FOX 36's and a 157mm FOX X2 on the rear, running a Maxxis DHF 2.5WT front tyre and a Maxxis DHR2 2.4WT on the rear
Also running a set of Hope 155mm crank arms, no pedal strike issues, bike has loads of mud clearance on the rear
The bike is much more agile in the twisty stuff with the 27.5 wheels, ive a set of DT Swiss 29ers for summer use, i found 29er's in winter left virtually no mud clearance once a mud guard was fiited
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