Witkop Posted February 27, 2014 Share Next we will have posts about 26er rigid single speed climbing like a mountain goat. man these drugs work well............ ps a 29er is still not a real mountain bike, and real mountainbikers should have sufficient skill not to have to compromise for anything other than a 26er. After all there was a druggy who liked yellow who wrote a book about it, he titled it "its not about the bike".... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CycleMomSpeedster Posted February 27, 2014 Share My 26er Is the best thing ever..!! Motard660, Super Sywurm and Greybeard 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted February 27, 2014 Share Next we will have posts about 26er rigid single speed climbing like a mountain goat. man these drugs work well............ ps a 29er is still not a real mountain bike, and real mountainbikers should have sufficient skill not to have to compromise for anything other than a 26er. After all there was a druggy who liked yellow who wrote a book about it, he titled it "its not about the bike"....Do the UCI know about this, seems they have a lot of explaining to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoLefty!! Posted February 27, 2014 Share Took my 26er out on trails today and could not believe how well it handled, being so used to my 29er. I had so much more confidence on my 26er on the single track. The handling is superior !! And i found the ride so much more fun.I dont think im going back on my 29er... Apparently a bike company who said they would never build 650b is going that way big time in 2015.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firemeister Posted February 27, 2014 Share Took my 26er out on trails today and could not believe how well it handled, being so used to my 29er. I had so much more confidence on my 26er on the single track. The handling is superior !! And i found the ride so much more fun. I dont think im going back on my 29er...Careful son, you'll soon be riding at the back of the bunch.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted February 28, 2014 Share Careful son, you'll soon be riding at the back of the bunch..mountain bikers don't ride in bunches....More single file down the single track and wait for all riders to catch up at the end of the single track run. Back of the bunch terminology is accurate for gravel Road and road cycling yes where if a riders falls out of the bunch they are on their own and have to fend for themselves Dusty, Motard660, Sidewinder. and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoman Posted February 28, 2014 Share My 26'er keeps me feeling like a teenager.....hopefully oneday I will know for sure if its for me or not....... Greybeard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetseun Posted February 28, 2014 Share My 26er Is the best thing ever..!!Great. I suppose that is why the top riders at the Epic will all be on 26" bikes. martinsnyman and CycleMomSpeedster 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter1 Posted February 28, 2014 Share My 26er Is the best thing ever..!!Have you tried beer? Beer is the best thing ever. Rata Del Spruit, DubbelBuys, Tumbleweed and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cellar Posted February 28, 2014 Share Took my 26er out on trails today and could not believe how well it handled, being so used to my 29er. I had so much more confidence on my 26er on the single track. The handling is superior !! And i found the ride so much more fun.I dont think im going back on my 29er... Wait. How tall are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overlord Posted February 28, 2014 Share What is a 26er? Johny Bravo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerus Posted February 28, 2014 Share Apparently a bike company who said they would never build 650b is going that way big time in 2015....Spaz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerus Posted February 28, 2014 Share Apparently a bike company who said they would never build 650b is going that way big time in 2015....They have brought out 4 new 650b tyres, so looks like something is in the pipeline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izak Posted February 28, 2014 Share Spaz?Yip, been testing for a loooong time even when they made the comments... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtr1 Posted February 28, 2014 Share I'm gonna ride my Kona Hahana today. Rigid fork and v brakes. Love it so much it's still in my garage after 15 years. Glad I've never sold it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted February 28, 2014 Share Great. I suppose that is why the top riders at the Epic will all be on 26" bikes.The Epic is not the come all and go all of what encompasses Mountain Biking. It is a true legend for the "type" of rider and segment of the sport of MTB, but it is just a part of the sport, so quoting the snide comment about seeing if the top riders are on 26'ers is really just a little narrow viewed. Mountain biking used to be very much a sport of adventure and discovery, the last few years though it seems the general population are treating it more and more as a dirt road race ....... But I digress. 26'ers Aint Dead. Back to basics ... you get great 26'ers, great 29'er and from the sounds of things, great 27.5's, but in the same breath you also can get really K@K bikes in either of the above formats. Motard660, Shebeen, Neill Du Toit and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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