TD75":5y80pzry said:It seems like getting the right 29er to fit seems like a bit of a lottery. Modern toptube lengths also seem quite compact compared with older frames back when I used to mountain bike regularly.
The trend is actually for longer top tubes than BITD in order to not have to use the stupidly long stems that we had back then. I mean, some were as long as 150mm which now would be considered ridiculous by most people.
Like I said in another post today (on a different subject) that stretched out, flat back position isn't what most bikes are designed for, now that the emphasis is on rather more technical riding than, say, 20 years ago.
The only bike that I use a stem of over 70mm on is my 1988 Explosif, where I use 90mm but with a lot wider bars (low risers) than the ultra narrow things that I handicapped myself with 20 years ago. Short stems and wide bars are the way to go IMO.
What's the ETT on that Kona - 24"+ probably, so not that short.