andretraut Posted April 11, 2011 Share I saw someone say he is 2 min quicker on a 29ér (that 2min faster in a hours riding time) Is that just a look at the watch, or some special timing setup? or is it just the newly opened box of pronutro that morning. To spend this much money on hearsy, or because the pro's ride it , is a bit doff I.M.O 2min on the road will make a diff, its the seeding between the D and B Argus group, and we all know, thats the world funride championship, but on a mtb, were it all depends on terrain, how you feel or who you ride with. GUYS, This is the oldest trick in the book for the manufacturers, Gets the debate going and SELL to the gulables. There is nothing wrong with your 26"MTB.. All the world cup MTB races till today was won on a 26ers. YOU STILL NEEDS TO GO OUT AND TRAIN.Hey Popeye, don't feel bad for not owning a 29er yet, you will get there one day. Imagine we must all be stuck riding yesteryear's cars and bikes. Hell I will still be pedaling my Raleigh Chopper 3 speed and cruising in my Ford XR3.....nooit! (For the record, I also own a Merida 96 and love the bike!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevief Posted April 11, 2011 Share Stevief - I think you are mistaken? The new standard as I've heard it is 33ers, with a dropped saddle/top tube interface, which allows the rider to sit even more 'in' the frame, and of course the increase of 4 inches over a 'stock' 29er is close to the oiriginal jump in rolling size from 26" to 29"?Unsure if you've heard about that? I did here about the 33er but my sources say the bike manufactures want to wait with that format firstly to get people to actually buy the 31er and once they go that route then naturally the 33er will follow. Thereby keeping sales rolling along (excuse the pun) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duringd Posted April 11, 2011 Share jissie maar julle kan darem nonsens praat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brakkies Sport Fotos Posted April 11, 2011 Share No, dont get me wrong. The guys on the 29érs will claim that its the best. And its fine. The only point is to now jump on the 29ér band wagon is wrong, I rode a 29ér hardtail (small)last week, and the riding position do not fit or I'm to doff to understand. Than, remember, the manufacturers now push this it your noses to make sure that when the Giants, scotts and merida's get the value for money options on the market, they sold enough. Wonder how mane of the current 29 manufacturers will be on the block by the time the well known brands hits the shop floor. For me, I'll stay with a 26ér, 2min faster on a 25km route makes no diffrence in the prize money, I cannot win. This 29 vs 26 debate is like the campy vs shimano, champioship chip vs winning time chip. If you have enough money to buy a 29ér , go and do it. But do not tell me that with this new technology, the normal guy in the street can convince me about the advantages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andretraut Posted April 11, 2011 Share No, dont get me wrong. The guys on the 29érs will claim that its the best. And its fine. The only point is to now jump on the 29ér band wagon is wrong, I rode a 29ér hardtail (small)last week, and the riding position do not fit or I'm to doff to understand. Than, remember, the manufacturers now push this it your noses to make sure that when the Giants, scotts and merida's get the value for money options on the market, they sold enough. Wonder how mane of the current 29 manufacturers will be on the block by the time the well known brands hits the shop floor. For me, I'll stay with a 26ér, 2min faster on a 25km route makes no diffrence in the prize money, I cannot win. This 29 vs 26 debate is like the campy vs shimano, champioship chip vs winning time chip. If you have enough money to buy a 29ér , go and do it. But do not tell me that with this new technology, the normal guy in the street can convince me about the advantages. Let me be honest on this topic, I don't really notice the advantage of the one over the other, cause time I win with big wheels going down, I loose going up. The real reason why I took the leap is that the 29er just feels more natural, and because I focus more on road racing, switching between the road bike and the 29er is better for me, as I do my early bird training on a mtb. Edited April 11, 2011 by atraut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_C50_ Posted April 11, 2011 Share The only point is to now jump on the 29ér band wagon is wrong, I rode a 29ér hardtail (small)last week, and the riding position do not fit or I'm to doff to understand. Oom Popeye, Jy ry 'n medium, nie 'n small nie. Raam grootte bly dieselfde, al verskil die wiel grootte. Edited April 11, 2011 by _C50_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Omega Man Posted April 11, 2011 Share The real reason why I took the leap is that the 29er just feels more natural, and because I focus more on road racing, switching between the road bike and the 29er is better for me, as I do my early bird training on a mtb. So what you are saying is that everyone who rides a 29er is actually just a roadie trying to be a mountain biker. Cool. I totally agree with that. Especially when I watch people ride DOWN the jeep track at Tokai and not 50m away is nice flowy single track. Edited April 11, 2011 by Omega Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brakkies Sport Fotos Posted April 11, 2011 Share 50 sent, ek ry 'n 16", dis 'n small. maar jy sallie weet want jy sien hom mos gewoonlik net van agter af :-) nee man, gaan kyk hoe lyk 'n small 29ér,... komieklik, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_C50_ Posted April 11, 2011 Share 50 sent, ek ry 'n 16", dis 'n small. maar jy sallie weet want jy sien hom mos gewoonlik net van agter af :-) nee man, gaan kyk hoe lyk 'n small 29ér,... komieklik, Damn, hoekom het ek gedink medium? Ja, ek's maar stadig. Elk geval... dink nie dit is vir almal nie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andretraut Posted April 11, 2011 Share So what you are saying is that everyone who rides a 29er is actually just a roadie trying to be a mountain biker. Cool. I totally agree with that. Especially when I watch people ride DOWN the jeep track at Tokai and not 50m away is nice flowy single track.Omega Man, has all the single track riding caused you to have single vision, because I can't recall saying that roadies are riding 29ers, and I never said that I am a roadie. I said that I focus more on road racing, and the transition from rb to 29er is more natural than rb to 26er, does that make sense to you? Any way, I don't do Tokai, so it was obviously not me who you spotted doing jeep tracks, however those who prefered the jeep tracks are probaly not yet a pro mtbiker like you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Omega Man Posted April 11, 2011 Share Omega Man, has all the single track riding caused you to have single vision, because I can't recall saying that roadies are riding 29ers, and I never said that I am a roadie. I said that I focus more on road racing, and the transition from rb to 29er is more natural than rb to 26er, does that make sense to you? Any way, I don't do Tokai, so it was obviously not me who you spotted doing jeep tracks, however those who prefered the jeep tracks are probaly not yet a pro mtbiker like you.I was having a dig. Making a joke. Being facetious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoBigBen Posted April 11, 2011 Share Where are all the 'AM rides a 29r so it's good for everyone no matter what your height' lads today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapad Posted April 12, 2011 Share Really yes really when you can take your max HR 5-8 beats higher that means the motor is revving a bit more which means you have the capacity to get fitter ie a higher level of fitness especially when you can recover easily to normal levels.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipp stripper Posted April 12, 2011 Share Thanx for a great post, Pls help me on deciding, will a 29er be better for a kid that climes well and is tall,1.92m. Im not sure which way to go, he has a 8.3kg HT but battles to stay on speed over long flat corrigated rides, Ive read that it should be faster but wont the size and weight be a negative right now for a youngster. Thanx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreZA Posted April 12, 2011 Share Thanx for a great post, Pls help me on deciding, will a 29er be better for a kid that climes well and is tall,1.92m. Im not sure which way to go, he has a 8.3kg HT but battles to stay on speed over long flat corrigated rides, Ive read that it should be faster but wont the size and weight be a negative right now for a youngster. Thanx No, he will not be faster. It still needs to be pedaled. If you can not pedal 26" fast then he will not pedal a 29" any fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowbee Posted April 14, 2011 Share ummm how will a 29er frame handle 26'er wheels ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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