AndreZA Posted May 5, 2011 Share I don't agree with this at all. Each of my MTBs is set up differently. My 29er is more of a "sit up and beg" position. I like it like that. My old 'Dale is racier and more stretched. My Trance is low-slung and loose. My Sunn has drops and is set up like a road bike. The old Kona Koa is a cruiser. Horses for courses. 29er setup need not mirror your 26er setup. If it is used for the same thing is should have the same setup. You Trance is a trail bike. Your Sunn is a bastard (that just sounds wrong). My road bike and MTB setups are close as both are for racing. The rider on the other hand is not. Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/103089-29er-cockpit-setup/page/3/#findComment-1398833 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted May 5, 2011 Share If it is used for the same thing is should have the same setup. You Trance is a trail bike. Your Sunn is a bastard (that just sounds wrong). My road bike and MTB setups are close as both are for racing. The rider on the other hand is not. That it is, and so is its rider! Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/103089-29er-cockpit-setup/page/3/#findComment-1398841 Share on other sites More sharing options...
andretraut Posted May 5, 2011 Share Andre Trout you we conned by the great cycling marketing syndicate who desperately thought of a new ways to move wheels and frames and money out of the pockets of veign cyclists. I remember in the comic "Asterix goes to Egypt", Obelix climbs up the face of the Sphinx, breaking off the nose. The Arab curio merchants who are all selling mini Sphinxes to the hordes of tourists looks up in horror, sees that their effigies does not comply, whip out chisels and knocks the noses off. When was the last time you looked at your nose? eccentric 1, I've got a great idea.....why don't you stick to reading your comics, ride your old school bike, and listing to seven singles while the rest of us move on with the times, and upgrade our rides and apply all the latest technologies. No one conned me into buying a 29er, I saw it, rode it, liked it, and got it.. no problem! What I can't however understand is wtf are you and all the other anti-29er-crowd peeping into a thread where you've got no business. The heading should have given you an indication that the contents are way above your league.....3 inches above! Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/103089-29er-cockpit-setup/page/3/#findComment-1398957 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monark Posted May 5, 2011 Share I agree that if the bikes are used for different purposes (XC, trail etc) then they ought to have different setups. I have a flatbar on my 26er and love it... but then it is my race day bike whereas the AL329 is a spare fun bike. Thanks for everyone's input. Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/103089-29er-cockpit-setup/page/3/#findComment-1398960 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamber Posted May 5, 2011 Share +1 Monark , they hate 29er posts so much but you hear the Cock's posting on every one, along with the spelling and gramour nerds! Okay, call me a nerd (caution- not to my face, can't always control mr. Thunder and mr. Lightning) but i find the spelling of GRAMMAR ironic Edited May 5, 2011 by Lamber Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/103089-29er-cockpit-setup/page/3/#findComment-1399059 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big H* Posted May 5, 2011 Share eccentric 1, I've got a great idea.....why don't you stick to reading your comics, ride your old school bike, and listing to seven singles while the rest of us move on with the times, and upgrade our rides and apply all the latest technologies. No one conned me into buying a 29er, I saw it, rode it, liked it, and got it.. no problem! What I can't however understand is wtf are you and all the other anti-29er-crowd peeping into a thread where you've got no business. The heading should have given you an indication that the contents are way above your league.....3 inches above! See how much you were conned, "new technology" you called it. I have had a 29er since 2002. Yup the technology was available since then. There are no new technology on your bike except bigger wheels, and maybe a longer suspension fork. The rest was copied from the trusty old 26" mountainbikes. Blame old Gary Fisher for conning you guys into believing you have "new technology" bikes, biggest joke of the century! Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/103089-29er-cockpit-setup/page/3/#findComment-1399134 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT1 Posted May 5, 2011 Share http://www.rishisankar.com/Travel/Philippines/Cockfight-2011-13rd-March-2011/P1030001/1215837378_YsJV6-L.jpg Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/103089-29er-cockpit-setup/page/3/#findComment-1399146 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest agteros Posted May 5, 2011 Share See how much you were conned, "new technology" you called it. I have had a 29er since 2002. Yup the technology was available since then. There are no new technology on your bike except bigger wheels, and maybe a longer suspension fork. The rest was copied from the trusty old 26" mountainbikes. Blame old Gary Fisher for conning you guys into believing you have "new technology" bikes, biggest joke of the century! Some wheels just turn slower than others..... 29" mountain bikes date back to at least 1992.... "Various people claim to or are attributed to be the originator of the term "29er", the most plausible being Wes Williams of Crested Butte, CO.[5] The US division of Bianchi Bicycles offered a line of 29" wheeled off-road bikes beginning in 1991 called the Project bikes. Their 1992 product catalog raved about the advantages of the larger wheels and showed three different bikes, the Project 3, 5 and 7. The original company Klein produced a small quantity of a 29" wheeled version of their successful "Attitude" MTB racer, and named it the Adept. It failed to find a market and was discontinued. In the mid 1990’s, Diamondback Bicycles made their Overdrive bike, and Specialized made their Crossroads bike with 700c wheels, but they were actually hybrid bicycles with frame and fork clearance for larger tires. The Project and Overdrive bikes were not a success for many reasons, primarily a lack of proper off-road tires and suspension forks competitive with the 26" offerings of the time.' - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/29er_(bicycle) Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/103089-29er-cockpit-setup/page/3/#findComment-1399162 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoboLuke Posted May 5, 2011 Share jeezz what a bunch of bitchy girlsWhere's the moderators? Abusive contributions and their writers should be removed I mean honestly a lot of it is funny, until its aimed at oneself of course. Luckily ive just been called fat so far but with my 29er boy its open season Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/103089-29er-cockpit-setup/page/3/#findComment-1399401 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowbee Posted May 5, 2011 Share jeezz what a bunch of bitchy girlsWhere's the moderators? Abusive contributions and their writers should be removed I mean honestly a lot of it is funny, until its aimed at oneself of course. Luckily ive just been called fat so far but with my 29er boy its open seasonshould you feel some people have over stepped please feel free to use te report button ... Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/103089-29er-cockpit-setup/page/3/#findComment-1399406 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoboLuke Posted May 5, 2011 Share Awesome - next guy that calls me fat is reported Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/103089-29er-cockpit-setup/page/3/#findComment-1399412 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowbee Posted May 5, 2011 Share Awesome - next guy that calls me fat is reported smile on the dial there Robo ... very sharp .. Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/103089-29er-cockpit-setup/page/3/#findComment-1399428 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bike Mob Posted May 5, 2011 Share I had to run a 20mm longer stem, inverted and with flat bars. but with some stem spacers, couldnt go too low. This on my S-works SJ HT 29er... The short stem and low position made the steering overly sharp and the front wanted to tuck at low speeds/ past a certain angle. i learned this the hard way...over and over! Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/103089-29er-cockpit-setup/page/3/#findComment-1399429 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowbee Posted May 5, 2011 Share as an aside .. do they make different frame sizes in a 29er ? Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/103089-29er-cockpit-setup/page/3/#findComment-1399436 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaLoCo Posted May 5, 2011 Share should you feel some people have over stepped please feel free to use te report button ... SLOWBEEEEEEE!!!! You're back!! How are we supposed to survive without the chief nut-kicker Were you abducted by the 29'er deviants? Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/103089-29er-cockpit-setup/page/3/#findComment-1399452 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bike Mob Posted May 5, 2011 Share as an aside .. do they make different frame sizes in a 29er ? Certainly. S M L and XL as usual Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/103089-29er-cockpit-setup/page/3/#findComment-1399479 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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