29er w/XXL Frame (need suggestions)

[FJR Colorado]

I am in the market for a 29" mountain bike with an XXL frame and am hopeful that the very knowledgeable folks here might have some recommendations...

Criteria
-Not for any super high-end usage
-Basic trails and bike routes
-Open to almost any vendor
-Dealers in metro Denver or reputable Internet dealers are fine
-$$ is not a barrier (within reason)
-Would far prefer a model that can accept a kick stand (might seem silly to some but I need this)

Any great makes/models/vendors out there I should be focusing on?

Thanks!!

 

[Christophe Noel]

The ultimate go-to for super tall bikes is Lennard Zinn. He's located in Boulder, which would make this process super easy for you. He truly is the big bike expert. If I needed an XXL bike I wouldn't even bother looking beyond a Zinn. They're also fantastic bikes. Lennard Zinn is also the guru of gurus in the bike biz. You'll see his contributions in bike publications year 'round.

http://zinncycles.com/Zinn/index.php/archives/5

 

[FreeManDan]

My local bike store always has size 19" and 21" fisher 29ers on mad mark downs this time of year! Like 500-600 off a 2 grand or more price tag, where as us average people got to pay full coin. Every time I talk to some one kinda tall about mountain biking thats what I tell them:sombrero:

 

[FreeManDan]

....I didn't even realise they go all the way to 23 :Wow1: I just have never seen one in a store
http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bike...ikes/mountain/cross_country/29er_race/paragon
You might like the Hifi line of full suspensions, I've had 4 Gary Fisher 29er's over the past decade and will ride nothing else. And of those 4 one was the 2011 Paragon, but for a few hundred more you can get into the hifis.
23" is a big bike for a big dude:REExeSquatsHL1: might want to ask about trading in the QR fork for a 15mm thru bolt. At 5' 10'' 168lbs I ride 17.5 with a 15mm bolt and let me tell you, I got to have that thru bolt!

 

[lwg]

I have the 2010 Rumblefish in a 23". It was just about the only bike I could find that would fit my frame and I'm 6'5". That being said I think I probably could've gone with a 21" as sometimes the 23" seems very large to me.

 

[LukeHooligan]

the new surly ogre is a 29er version of their troll and will be available in size 24. Also has mounts for racks,fenders,trailer, about anything else you can think to strap to a bike.
http://surlybikes.com/blog/new_product_bean_spillage_commences..._now/ it's about halfway down the page