Cycle Lab settles the wheel size debate once and for all

[Gerlach]

Yep. Sorry Nige. That Devinci is totally wrong for you. Don't worry though, I have a short 'buddy' on a budget who is not sure about this MTB stuff. He will take it off your hands.

 

HAHAHAHA!!! what about me!!! my Santa Cruz DH bike, it came out with 24inch rear wheel!!!!! OOOooooo crap!!!

[jcza]

Seeing that mtbing is the new golf I wonder when they are going to introduce a new size golf ball say just 5mm larger than the existing size.

 

Would that create as much debate as mtb wheel size? - Just asking

 

No I'm not a troll

(goblin)

 

Ok I'm old but there used to be 2 x sizes of golfballs many years ago. There was a british ball and American ball, the british one was slightly smaller. Think it was 1.62 and 1.68. These days it is all 1.68.

[jaco369]

I am in between 27.5 and 29er. What now?! Oh no... The drama of it!

 

must get the UCI to put aside the ruling of that both your wheels must be the same diameter. then for those inbetween you can get a 27.5 at the front and a 29er at the back...... but only if you tick the correct height and gender boxes

[jaco369]

HAHAHAHA!!! what about me!!! my Santa Cruz DH bike, it came out with 24inch rear wheel!!!!! OOOooooo crap!!!

you must be a midget then.

[Iwan Kemp]

WTactualF?!

[jaco369]

is it legal to race a penny farthing in a UCI race, seeing that it has a 53inch and a 18inch wheel?

[Gerlach]

you must be a midget then.

hahahahhahaha!!!! classic!!!! sssshhhjjjjjj :whistling: :whistling: :whistling: In 2001 and 2002, the bike manufacturers like Santa Cruz were busy testing the 24inch wheel size on DH bikes. One thing they found was, that it spins one #%^&&^@# hell of speed down a track, and you can get faster on speed because of the small wheel, BUT!!! you need FREAKEN ducktape to stick your hands on the bar because it was one hell of bumpy ride!!!!! So, they import two of this Santa Cruz Super 8's to SA and i have one of them, great fun to ride with 24inch on the back and 26inch on the front, But scary stuff to handle. i change the wheel size to 26inch on the back, and it handles much better now.

 

Santa Cruz was the first bike company that said F@#$ the bike industry , we going big with 650B.

Edited February 21, 2014 by Gerlach

[Formosa]

Hey there,

 

Well soon to be newb MTB, I am looking at bikes and not knowing a lot can get quite confuzzling at times. Found these two articles on Size what do you guys think of them?

 

http://www.mbaction.com/Main/News/Shootout-Wheel-Wars-29-vs-275-vs-26-5159.aspx

 

http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/gear/article/trail-tech-cutting-through-the-27-5-wheel-size-hype-38058/

[Iwan Kemp]

Hey there,

 

Well soon to be newb MTB, I am looking at bikes and not knowing a lot can get quite confuzzling at times. Found these two articles on Size what do you guys think of them?

 

http://www.mbaction....vs-26-5159.aspx

 

http://www.bikeradar...ize-hype-38058/

 

I wouldn't even trust the ads in MB Action! What is it you are wondering about? To be honest though, you will never truly know until you've tried them all in anger. Theory is good and other people's are good, but nothing beats what works best for YOU and only you will know that.

[Gerlach]

And here is the story!!!!!! And it is a good laugh!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZblxVza9JMk

Edited February 21, 2014 by Gerlach

[Formosa]

I wouldn't even trust the ads in MB Action! What is it you are wondering about? To be honest though, you will never truly know until you've tried them all in anger. Theory is good and other people's are good, but nothing beats what works best for YOU and only you will know that.

 

Thanks for that, A really good point - guess I will never know until I try them out

[morecycling]

Hi All, wow thanks for all the passionate feedback about our instore signage.

 

I guess there are few things to point out:

 

1. We will be taking your feedback on board and adjusting the signage with some of the better suggestions.

2. This was really designed as a "general" guide on wheel sizing. It is really designed for someone who is new to the sport to try and give them a guide to the new wheel sizes. As we know most of these new riders will be doing mostly jeep track and basic single track riding and the guide was designed with them in mind. We are obviously mindful that more experience riders have different riding preferences and that the wheel size is a complicated debate (as seen from many of these comments).

3. Regarding the comments on 26ers to be fair almost all manufacturers (and certainly the local distributors) have discontinued this wheel size so it is true to say that some very entry level models are coming out with 26 inch wheel sizes.

4. We have opted to call 650B bikes 27.5ers. We found when asking new riders about the sizes that 650B (wedged in between 26er and 29er) was complicated nomenclature and we are trying to make a very technical sport as simple to understand as possible.

5. This board was inspired by a very similar graphic at Eurobike where the international manufacturers were trying to explain the difference in wheel sizes and matching those to rider profiles.

6.Lastly as I mentioned this is a very broad guide, to explain the intricacy of wheel size would take the many pages you see before this post, it is not so easy to put it on a board in a store environment. That said we will continue to refine and adjust our signage over the coming months and years.

 

Thanks for the comments it provided very entertaining reading.

[RocknRolla]

 

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Thanks for the comments it provided very entertaining reading.

 

As did your signs ....

[ChUkKy]

Hi All, wow thanks for all the passionate feedback about our instore signage.

 

I guess there are few things to point out:

 

1. We will be taking your feedback on board and adjusting the signage with some of the better suggestions.

bla bla bla bla.....

 

Thanks for the comments it provided very entertaining reading.

 

My suggestion on page 1 still stands

[eddy]

Hi All, wow thanks for all the passionate feedback about our instore signage.

 

I guess there are few things to point out:

 

1. We will be taking your feedback on board and adjusting the signage with some of the better suggestions.

 

2. This was really designed as a "general" guide on wheel sizing. It is really designed for someone who is new to the sport to try and give them a guide to the new wheel sizes. As we know most of these new riders will be doing mostly jeep track and basic single track riding.

 

5. This board was inspired by a very similar graphic at Eurobike where the international manufacturers were trying to explain the difference in wheel sizes and matching those to rider profiles.

 

6.Lastly as I mentioned this is a very broad guide, to explain the intricacy of wheel size would take the many pages you see before this post, it is not so easy to put it on a board in a store environment. That said we will continue to refine and adjust our signage over the coming months and years.

 

 

I think that there is a sub-text in the comments that you may have missed.

 

Putting up signs to explain an "intricate" matter is what discount "pile them high, sell them cheap" stores do.

 

Employing knowledgeable salespeople who take the time to understand the shopper's needs and who spend time discussing the "intricacies" whith the customer is what specialist shops do.

 

 

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

I think that there is a sub-text in the comments that you may have missed.

 

Putting up signs to explain an "intricate" matter is what discount "pile them high, sell them cheap" stores do.

 

Employing knowledgeable salespeople who take the time to understand the shopper's needs and who spend time discussing the "intricacies" whith the customer is what specialist shops do.

 

This.

 

Employ properly first time, and you won't have this problem. Continue employee training, properly, and you won't have this problem.

 

Employ people who have common sense, as well as rational thought patterns, and - guess what - you won't have this problem.