MountainChad

Thanks for all the replies and advice, The main reason I want (or wanted) to change rim size is that I got a lot of pedal strikes around corners. And 29er wheels will give a longer bike to roll over stuff easier, like KingTJ said. I'm also quite tall (1.89m) and thought it would suit me better. Will definitely consider upgrading my suspension. Also, I already ordered my dropper post and I'm waiting for it to arrive. Like I said, I'm new to mountain biking and was curious about this. Think I will stay with the 27.5 wheels for now and see how my riding evolves over time. Thanks again for all the advice.

Hi, I'm new to mountain biking and recently bought myself a Giant Trance 4 27.5" Large frame bike to get into it. After a few rides I started wondering about upgrading my suspension to get longer strokes to do more aggressive downhill rides. I also wonders about upgrading my wheels, from the 27.5" to 29". The Trance 4 has a "linkage driven single pivot" rear suspension setup (see attached photo), and this prevents me from putting on larger rims and longer rear suspension. Does anyone have any experience with replacing or upgrading a linkage driven single pivot setup to accommodate larger rims and longer rear suspension? If such a conversion is possible, where do I get the parts? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks