Originally Posted by
zerogravity
I somewhat agree but I don't. I took my dual sport 8.4 everywhere at stock form. I did realize after riding both on the pavement and dirt I liked dirt more. So the MTB hardtale conversion started. The widest tires I had on the stock wheels were 29x2.2 front and 29.2.1 rears Kenda Slant 6's. With the trails here in Southern California, they worked fine. Also added a 750mm bar. Eventually I added a Rockshox Fork.
this was my set up after 6 months of riding in stock form.
It has since evolved to my Cross Country Race bike. With it's extra short wheelbase, it climbs very well! Pretty nimble too. Not quite as light as a carbon frame, but I'm ok with it.
good looking bike! I’m in the same boat as you, got a hybrid DS2 and realized after the fact that I like dirt riding more. So far I put 29x2.1 tires, race face Chester pedals, 750mm bar, and a 50mm stem on it.
I am really worried about going from a 63mm fork to a 100mm though. Did you do that to your hybrid? How did it feel afterwards?