NickGM Posted November 10, 2016 Posted November 10, 2016 All this "It's not your bike but you that makes you fast" is nonsense. Yes you make yourself fast, but you would make yourself faster with better technology. 29ers are the better technology for XC riding. Heck they are even sneaking into DH now and are winning major enduro races too. Ride a 26" because you own it, wont get much value if you sell it, and because riding bikes is fun. But if you plan on winning XC races, you will make your job much easier with a 29er. Bjorn Borg once tried to make a comeback with wooden tennis rackets when the rest of the world had moved on to Aluminium. It did not work out well for him.
lechatnoir Posted November 10, 2016 Posted November 10, 2016 All this "It's not your bike but you that makes you fast" is nonsense. It's the bike that makes it fun though
jimmycool Posted November 10, 2016 Posted November 10, 2016 26" single speed- nuff saidShame, I see you could only manage 127 watts average power. It must be challenging for you on a single speed...
Guest Posted November 10, 2016 Posted November 10, 2016 Shame, I see you could only manage 127 watts average power. It must be challenging for you on a single speed...At least I was on my bike......
Hairy Posted November 10, 2016 Posted November 10, 2016 Shame, I see you could only manage 127 watts average power. It must be challenging for you on a single speed... At least I was on my bike......you don't have to waist unnecessary watts on a 26'er like you have to with a 29'er to get the wheels rolling......so less = more
jimmycool Posted November 10, 2016 Posted November 10, 2016 At least I was on my bike......[emoji5] you win
Long Wheel Base Posted November 10, 2016 Posted November 10, 2016 Yes, we know that....Promise, Not another account of mine
blondeonabike Posted November 10, 2016 Posted November 10, 2016 Nothing fancy but loads of fun.Its cute. But if it were a black 26 '' spez it would be awesome! I hear that they can KOM/QOM more than once per ride?
Jameslaskey Posted November 11, 2016 Author Posted November 11, 2016 haha wow this thread has thoroughly entertained me and helped me accept that i dont need a 29er gonna rock a 26er and make people rethink their life decissions when i pass them . thanks for all the replies oh and i did try to link my bike in the first post but i am a noob and messed it up >.> its a 2006 xt/slx sworks hardtail with a coil fork haha but its fast and agressive which suits my riding and doesnt break . i doubt any 29er could be as much fun and responsive on the decents or in the forests .
Eddy Gordo Posted November 11, 2016 Posted November 11, 2016 haha wow this thread has thoroughly entertained me and helped me accept that i dont need a 29er gonna rock a 26er and make people rethink their life decissions when i pass them . thanks for all the replies oh and i did try to link my bike in the first post but i am a noob and messed it up >.> its a 2006 xt/slx sworks hardtail with a coil fork haha but its fast and agressive which suits my riding and doesnt break . i doubt any 29er could be as much fun and responsive on the decents or in the forests . I still ride a 26'er but I have inferno 29 rims. Lots of people comment I like your 29'er and I in return o really, I would never ride one, but this is a 26'er
nonky Posted November 11, 2016 Posted November 11, 2016 All this "It's not your bike but you that makes you fast" is nonsense. Yes you make yourself fast, but you would make yourself faster with better technology. 29ers are the better technology for XC riding. Heck they are even sneaking into DH now and are winning major enduro races too. Ride a 26" because you own it, wont get much value if you sell it, and because riding bikes is fun. But if you plan on winning XC races, you will make your job much easier with a 29er. Bjorn Borg once tried to make a comeback with wooden tennis rackets when the rest of the world had moved on to Aluminium. It did not work out well for him. He does underpant now. Shame.
Baron Posted November 11, 2016 Posted November 11, 2016 Nino raced 29ers this year because the focus was Rio. The Olympic course suited 29ers better than 650b, so he rode the 29er the whole year. If he moves back to 650b, it would say quite a lot.If he stays on the 29er, it wouldn't say as much because there is obviously the marketing element of them devoloping the Spark 29er and having two olympic champions on it is a clear way to shift some product..
Baron Posted November 11, 2016 Posted November 11, 2016 The olimpic women race was won by girl riding a Scott 650B.
Shebeen Posted November 11, 2016 Posted November 11, 2016 The olimpic women race was won by girl riding a Scott 650B. thought Jenny was on 29er, I stand corrected
Bakkies Posted November 12, 2016 Posted November 12, 2016 My 26 cannondale scalpel weighs below 9kg with predals and decent conti tyres. I have tested it with a few 29er high spec on technical ups. I do not feel the diffs. Downhill i do feel less comfortable on the 29er. Big plus, parts is cheap Sent from my GT-N7100 using Tapatalk
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