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e*thirteen Sylvan Core Alloy All Mountain Rim (29) Front Rim

What the checker says28will not fit13worth knowing

Run variant by variant through the mountain bike builder’s own engine. Every sentence below is the checker’s, unedited. Nothing here says this part fits your bike; it says what it does and does not fit among the parts we hold.

Checked against 6099 verified mountain bike parts in this catalog. 5593 produced no finding of any kind.

Will not fit

  • Will not fiterror · Front TireFront wheel size mismatch: Front wheel 29", Front tire 27.5". On 223 of the 617 verified tires in this catalog.
  • Will not fiterror · ForkFront wheel size mismatch: Fork 27.5", Front wheel 29". On 157 of the 490 verified forks in this catalog.
  • Will not fiterror · Front TireFront wheel size mismatch: Front wheel 29", Front tire 26". On 21 of the 617 verified tires in this catalog.
  • Will not fiterror · Rear TireUnsupported wheel setup: front 29" / rear 26" matches no configuration (24"/24", 26"/26", 27.5"/27.5", 29"/29", 32"/32", mullet = 29" front / 27.5" rear). On 21 of the 617 verified tires in this catalog.
  • Will not fiterror · ForkFront wheel size mismatch: Fork 26", Front wheel 29". On 12 of the 490 verified forks in this catalog.
  • Will not fiterror · Rear WheelUnsupported wheel setup: front 29" / rear 26" matches no configuration (24"/24", 26"/26", 27.5"/27.5", 29"/29", 32"/32", mullet = 29" front / 27.5" rear). On 7 of the 607 verified rear wheels in this catalog.
  • Will not fiterror · Front TireFront wheel size mismatch: Front wheel 29", Front tire 24". On 3 of the 617 verified tires in this catalog.
  • Will not fiterror · Rear TireUnsupported wheel setup: front 29" / rear 24" matches no configuration (24"/24", 26"/26", 27.5"/27.5", 29"/29", 32"/32", mullet = 29" front / 27.5" rear). On 3 of the 617 verified tires in this catalog.

Wheel config, Frame. 19 more findings from the same check, on up to 1 of the 258 verified frames each.

Wheel config, Rear Wheel. 1 more finding from the same check, on up to 2 of the 607 verified rear wheels each.

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Worth knowing

  • Worth knowinginfo · Front TireFront tire width: 2.2in is outside the front wheel's recommended range - the maker recommends at least 2.3in for this rim and states that as a recommendation, not a minimum. A narrower tire squares off and loses bead support on a wide rim. On 34 of the 617 verified tires in this catalog.
  • Worth knowinginfo · Front TireFront tire width: 2.25in is outside the front wheel's recommended range - the maker recommends at least 2.3in for this rim and states that as a recommendation, not a minimum. A narrower tire squares off and loses bead support on a wide rim. On 24 of the 617 verified tires in this catalog.
  • Worth knowinginfo · Front TireFront tire width: 2.1in is outside the front wheel's recommended range - the maker recommends at least 2.3in for this rim and states that as a recommendation, not a minimum. A narrower tire squares off and loses bead support on a wide rim. On 15 of the 617 verified tires in this catalog.
  • Worth knowinginfo · Front TireFront tire clearance: 2.8in tire is outside the front wheel's recommended range - the maker recommends up to 2.6in and states that as a recommendation, not a maximum, so this is a note rather than a fit problem. On 15 of the 617 verified tires in this catalog.
  • Worth knowinginfo · Front TireFront tire clearance: 3in tire is outside the front wheel's recommended range - the maker recommends up to 2.6in and states that as a recommendation, not a maximum, so this is a note rather than a fit problem. On 5 of the 617 verified tires in this catalog.
  • Worth knowinginfo · Front TireFront tire width: 2.05in is outside the front wheel's recommended range - the maker recommends at least 2.3in for this rim and states that as a recommendation, not a minimum. A narrower tire squares off and loses bead support on a wide rim. On 2 of the 617 verified tires in this catalog.

Front tire rim min rec, Front Tire. 4 more findings from the same check, on up to 1 of the 617 verified tires each.

Front tire rim rec, Front Tire. 3 more findings from the same check, on up to 1 of the 617 verified tires each.

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The checker compares the dimensions listed in what we check, and what we don’t. “No conflicts found” means no conflict among those dimensions — not a guarantee that a build works. Errors mean it won’t fit; warnings mean it works but check; infos are notes.

$54.95 MSRP

What the maker states

Wheel
Built for a 29" wheel
Internal width
Internal rim width 30 mm
Maximum tire
Tire up to 2.6" (maker-stated maximum)
Minimum tire
Tire no narrower than 2.3"
Tire range kind
Tire range kind: recommendation
The rest of what the maker states3 not published

3 further fields the checker looks for are not published by e*thirteen, so we leave them blank rather than estimate them, and those 3 checks stay silent on this front rim. They are maximum tire mm, maximum tire basis and maximum system weight. Each is recorded as “not stated by the maker (not checked)”.

Source: the maker’s page. Last checked 2026-09-10.

Checked against

The checker ran this model against every verified part below that it has a slot for, the same way it checks a build in the builder. What follows is the verdict it actually produced for that specific pairing — not a recommendation, and not a guarantee any of these parts fits your own bike.

6 of 1869 counterparts with a page of their own that the checker actually probed this model against, in alphabetical order by brand and model — never by price, popularity or the verdict itself.

Where this sits

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