As I mentioned before, we hope to feature a bunch of 29er and big wheeled bikes/frames/wheels/tires for testing and review for fellow Big Wheeled Monkeys.
Our first will be a review of Carver Bikes www.carverbikes.com new Bumblebee hardtail. The Bumblebee is a titanium framed hardtail featuring the new 650b wheel/and Pacenti Neomoto tire in back, paired up to a 29er in front. It makes for a much more balanced mix-wheeled hardtail set up than a 69er in my opinion and it makes for a very nice XC/trail bike hardtail package depending on how you configure the set up.
Davis Carver sent a Bumblebee Prototype down to CT from his home base in Maine earlier this winter and a couple of us down here in the Nutmeg State have had a few chances to get out and ride it. I've been able to ride it a couple of times here in CT, and QuoFan took it on a little road trip to Otis on Cape Cod for some good trail miles. So far initial impressions are positive for this Titanium Prototype. I'll be adding to this thread over time as we get more miles on the prototype frame. My goal is to get multiple input from a group of riders and then to review and examine them and then turn those comments into a final overall review of the bikes/frames/wheels/tires that we feature here on the Monkey.
In the meantime enjoy some photos. First couple courtesy of yours truly, the others courtesy of QuoFan, complete with Otis/Cape Cod post-ride sand.
We'll keep this stickied for a bit while we undergo longer term riding and testing of the bike.
Stay tuned for more details on the frame construction/geometry/tubing etc. etc. in the near future.
Cheers,
Mark
Our first will be a review of Carver Bikes www.carverbikes.com new Bumblebee hardtail. The Bumblebee is a titanium framed hardtail featuring the new 650b wheel/and Pacenti Neomoto tire in back, paired up to a 29er in front. It makes for a much more balanced mix-wheeled hardtail set up than a 69er in my opinion and it makes for a very nice XC/trail bike hardtail package depending on how you configure the set up.
Davis Carver sent a Bumblebee Prototype down to CT from his home base in Maine earlier this winter and a couple of us down here in the Nutmeg State have had a few chances to get out and ride it. I've been able to ride it a couple of times here in CT, and QuoFan took it on a little road trip to Otis on Cape Cod for some good trail miles. So far initial impressions are positive for this Titanium Prototype. I'll be adding to this thread over time as we get more miles on the prototype frame. My goal is to get multiple input from a group of riders and then to review and examine them and then turn those comments into a final overall review of the bikes/frames/wheels/tires that we feature here on the Monkey.
In the meantime enjoy some photos. First couple courtesy of yours truly, the others courtesy of QuoFan, complete with Otis/Cape Cod post-ride sand.
We'll keep this stickied for a bit while we undergo longer term riding and testing of the bike.
Stay tuned for more details on the frame construction/geometry/tubing etc. etc. in the near future.
Cheers,
Mark
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