26" 27.5" and 29" Wheels and mtb's.

[Wyatt Earp]

I won't be buying into the (apparent) hype.

 

Don't you feel like every LBS owner or sponsored cyclist just rides 2øers to boost sales?

Catch a wake up dude, they have been around for nearly ten years now, the public have created this hype themselves which leads me to my final answer to your question, NO.

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Catch a wake up dude, they have been around for nearly ten years now, the public have created this hype themselves which leads me to my final answer to your question, NO.

 

ROFL!!!

[Cycle Factory]

I rode a 29er this weekend for the first time. It was a Scott dual suspension. And I'm not impressed. The track consisted mostly of single track with some tight turns and climbs. I felt like a clown trying to takecthose corners. I was dissapointed and happy to get back on my 26er. I'm no expert, but for my riding style I won't be buying into the (apparent) hype.

 

Don't you feel like every LBS owner or sponsored cyclist just rides 2øers to boost sales?

26 vs 29 is track / trail / terrain specific. To ride one trail then make a conclusive statement is a bit quick on the draw. To quote Wade Simmons " 29ers might not be the future, but they are one way of getting there."

[Cycle Factory]

7 Reasons why 29ers are finding a home on the shore

[Robrider]

If you only take the additional resistance caused by the larger tyres, the difference will still be almost negligible or do you disagree? Point I was trying to make is that down a mine shaft, the weight of the bike is not the key variable to consider (in real life)

 

Your knowledge of physics should be left out of this, unfortunately its wrong.

[ti guy]

I rode a 29er this weekend for the first time. It was a Scott dual suspension. And I'm not impressed. The track consisted mostly of single track with some tight turns and climbs. I felt like a clown trying to takecthose corners. I was dissapointed and happy to get back on my 26er. I'm no expert, but for my riding style I won't be buying into the (apparent) hype.

 

Don't you feel like every LBS owner or sponsored cyclist just rides 2øers to boost sales?

 

If I may offer a page from my experience: the reason why a 29er bike seems to feel sluggish, slow and unresponsive in the kind of terrain where you rode the Scott, has much more to do with wheel-base than with the size of the wheels. Yes, surely, the bigger wheels will not handle as nippy as a 26" wheel; but riding a bike with a wheelbase [and I guess here] of 113+ cm on a tight singletrack will undoubtedly affect the control.

 

The secret is to find a 29er frame with a shorter wheelbase ... which I did ... 107cm ...

[Robrider]

almost negligible. And yes, the weight has nothing to do with it. Just air resistance.

 

But the 9er would still lose.

 

Unfortunately this is wrong too. Weight does play a role. (and please don't quote the "in a vacuum argument")

[Kritzie]

Anybody for a night ride, sorry only 29ers allowed he he!!

['Kaze Pete]

29ers are suppose to roll easier over obstacles. This leads to only one conclusion; namely that it is a bicycle for talentless riders as those with real talent can keep a 26er going over obstacles.

[philip.maree]

29ers are suppose to roll easier over obstacles. This leads to only one conclusion; namely that it is a bicycle for talentless riders as those with real talent can keep a 26er going over obstacles.

Sure you apply the same logic then to Full Suspension 26ers

[Wyatt Earp]

29ers are suppose to roll easier over obstacles. This leads to only one conclusion; namely that it is a bicycle for talentless riders as those with real talent can keep a 26er going over obstacles.

Brilliant, the most concise explanation to date.

I will keep the beers cold, or sommer finish them for you.

[MuddyMike]

Unless youre a sponsored pro, who really gives a rats backside?? Yes a 29er is most probably a little faster, just like the new Taylor Made driver hits a golf ball little further, does it make you better?? NO, you cannot buy performance with equipment or supps - no replacement for TITS. If you need a new bike buy a 29er, if you got a good 26er, ride more.

[NotSoBigBen]

29ers are suppose to roll easier over obstacles. This leads to only one conclusion; namely that it is a bicycle for talentless riders as those with real talent can keep a 26er going over obstacles.

 

By definition then 'real talented' riders would be faster on a 29r as it rolls 'easier over obstacles'

 

and no I'm not gonna get into a debate about it, been there done that, don't have a medal or T-shirt

 

Liked this comment I saw on the web recently :-

 

'Have fun working on your levels of perception, cause riding the bike, any bike is what it is all about.'

[rouxtjie]

cut cut cut

.... no replacement for TITS.

Ain't that the truth brother

[The Drongo]

THE END !!!

[Wyatt Earp]

By definition then 'real talented' riders would be faster on a 29r as it rolls 'easier over obstacles'

 

and no I'm not gonna get into a debate about it, been there done that, don't have a medal or T-shirt

 

Liked this comment I saw on the web recently :-

 

'Have fun working on your levels of perception, cause riding the bike, any bike is what it is all about.'

I am going to start rioting to these 29v26 debates, ek is tot hie, if you okes don't stop, I am gonna whip my "wang" out.