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FrostBike 2013: Foundry’s 29+ and Stripped Down BroadAxes

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FrostBike 2013: Foundry's 29+ and Stripped Down BroadAxes

Ok, so it’s not officially a 29+ BroadAxe, but it’s pretty close. Foundry was able to stuff the full Surly Knard 29×3 tire on a 50mm Rabbit Hole rim on the front, but they had to resort to a 29×2.4 Maxxis Ardent on a Rabbit hole rim on the rear. Considering the monster tires there was still a surprising amount of clearance and this didn’t seem to be one of those “don’t try this at home things.” Will 29+ become more than just a thing, or the next fatbike? We’re not sure but it looks like fun.

In addition to the fat BroadAxe, Foundry also had quite the interesting stripped down version of the bike, you can see it next.

FrostBike 2013: Foundry's 29+ and Stripped Down BroadAxes

FrostBike 2013: Foundry's 29+ and Stripped Down BroadAxes

FrostBike 2013: Foundry's 29+ and Stripped Down BroadAxes FrostBike 2013: Foundry's 29+ and Stripped Down BroadAxes

FrostBike 2013: Foundry's 29+ and Stripped Down BroadAxes FrostBike 2013: Foundry's 29+ and Stripped Down BroadAxes

Somehow, Foundry got it in their heads that they wanted to do a stripped down version of their BroadAxe mountain bike. Stripped down as in, down to the bare carbon, with no finish. Keep in mind that if you did this to a lot of mountain bikes you could see all kinds of colored epoxy, fillers, etc. – it’s easy to cover that up even on “nude” frames with a bit of carbon colored paint. Instead, when Foundry had their bike stripped by a well known carbon builder and repair company, they were quite impressed by the build quality of the bike – they even went to say it was one of the cleanest carbon bikes they had stripped. After the frame was stripped a UV coating was added which make painting and even applying decals extremely difficult – yet they were able to apply the sweet decals pictured on the bike. Foundry mentioned they were even considering it as a stock option since it dropped around a 1/4 pound from the bike.

FrostBike 2013: Foundry's 29+ and Stripped Down BroadAxes

FrostBike 2013: Foundry's 29+ and Stripped Down BroadAxes

FrostBike 2013: Foundry's 29+ and Stripped Down BroadAxes

FrostBike 2013: Foundry's 29+ and Stripped Down BroadAxes

I forget the final weight, but I believe it was somewhere around 17 or 18 pounds even with the big Ardent 29×2.4 tires with an XX1 drivetrain.

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Yoshi
Yoshi
11 years ago

This has got to be one of the longest waits for a bike to go to market. Hopefully it works out. The stripped down version looks pretty awesome!

QPB, make a SS’able version now! (Swapable droputs like the Pivot LES). Options sell bikes!

Bilbofan
Bilbofan
11 years ago

That sure does look a lot like a Niner Carbon Fork.

ThorsHammer
ThorsHammer
11 years ago

It looks like it has a lot more clearance, and the legs are way wider/beefier. + internal cable routing…

BigRubber
BigRubber
11 years ago

@ Yoshi, I bought a Broadaxe B2 off the shop floor back in October. You must be talking about the Router 29 which they killed, because it didn’t pass their testing.

Yoshi
Yoshi
11 years ago

@BigRubber, I was under the these bikes were still in the process of being released.

Ajax
Ajax
11 years ago

This is how they should’ve done the dropouts n their new gravel grinder carbon road bike. All thru-axle.

Chris
Chris
11 years ago

Personally, I find raw carbon very appealing and I would love to see more brands offering it. I went through treks project 1 to get my madone “clear carbon”.

Apparently the epoxy can make it difficult but I applaud the craftsmanship.

generalee
generalee
11 years ago

its a whisky fork. not a niner. they are both good choices though

sevie
sevie
11 years ago

another vote for a bare carbon broadaxe with UV coating! Please Foundry!

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