There's a well known adage: "This one goes to 11". You know it, we know it, and it makes us grin. And the same applies to this new version of our notorious Crush, but we've notched it a little higher – This one goes to 29.
If the latest Crush isn't nuts enough in the hardcore hardtail stakes then this one's for you – the Crush 29 has landed, fast and hard. This is one rip-roaring ride on the dark side, designed to crash through everything you chuck it at. Seriously, you've been warned, it's going to spoil you, trails won't seem the same after you've screamed through them on a Crush 29.
All the checkboxes that make the classic Crush so good are ticked in bold here. Slack and low, fast and fierce. What more do you need to know? Yes, it's got a bolt-through rear axle, stacks of big 29er tyre clearance and ISCG05 all present and correct for the hooligans. The frame also offers the clearance to allow you to run 27.5+ tyres up to a 3.0 inch carcass if that's how you roll.
It's difficult not to get over-excited about the Crush 29. It puts just about every other hardtail in the shade - and you've got to love it for that. We know we do.
The facts
WHY THE CRUSH 29?
 
F: 140MM | W: 29
	
Frame designed in Britain
	
5 year frame warranty with Limited Lifetime Crash Replacement
	
Custom butted 6061-T6 aluminium frame
	
Frame geometry for 140mm travel fork
	
Bolt through 12 x 148 hub spacing 
	
73mm BB Shell with ISCG 05 tabs
	
Internal dropper routing
	
Yoked chainstay design gives clearance for 29x2.5 tyres or 27.5x3.0
	
Minimal design cable & hose bosses
 
FRAME AND FORK
6061-T6 Custom Butted OS Aluminium Tube. Wheel Size: 29.
Swingarm
Bolt Type Allen Key Head (Boost 148mm Hub)
Rear Shock
N/A
Headset
FPD 44mm For Tapered Steerer
Fork
Fox Performance 34 Float 140mm 29
 
DRIVETRAIN
Shifters
Shimano SLX 12spd
Cassette
Shimano SLX 10-51T 12spd
Chain Device
Not Included
Bottom Bracket
Race Face
Crankset
Race Face Ride 32t
Rear Mech
Shimano SLX 12spd
Chain
KMC 12spd
 
WHEEL AND TYRES
Wheelset
WTB ST Light i30 on Strange 29
Tyres
Maxxis Minion DHF 2.5 3C Exo / DHR II 2.4 Exo 29
 
BRAKING
Brakes
Shimano Deore 6100 203/180
 
FINISHING KIT
Seatpost
SDG Tellis 150mm
Seat Clamp
Strange Bolted
Stem
Burgtec Enduro Black 42.5mm
Saddle
WTB Silverado Comp
Handlebars
Burgtec RideWide Enduro DB 800mm
Grips
Strange Grappler Lock-On
Pedals