650B or 29"

[Marielou.smith@gmail.com]

Have you ridden with the BL Sat MTB Group.

I do ride with BL MTB group. Best group to join

[Marielou.smith@gmail.com]

I'm rather surprised by how balanced the responses were actually, its usually more 1-sided. 2 things I think the responses missed -

 

1. It almost always depends on who you're riding with. You more naturally pace yourself to the rest of the group if you're riding the same wheel size, and most groups ride 29 (also sharing spares, upgrades, etc.). From experience you can outsprint a 29er with a 27.5, but only for about 800m, then the momentum of the bigger wheel catches up.

2. If you're not riding club rides or racing then you might enjoy the easier handling and smaller steering movements of the 27.5 wheel. I do love riding mine, but I recognise its limitations I a group.

Noted and thank you

[Marielou.smith@gmail.com]

You learn quick.

Good job, ma'am.

Get fit on the 29er and learn to handle it properly. My wife is also small, but preferred the 29er over her 650b

Thank you

[Rigardt@Scott]

What do you mean by rolling tyre choice?

 

How fast your bike rolls depends largely on what tyre tread pattern and size you use. For example, a Maxxis Aspen tyre in 2.2" width (XC tyre) will roll faster and have less drag and weigh less than a Maxxis Minion DHF in 2.5" width (an aggresive trail tyre). Of course it will also have less grip - but that is the trade off. Tyres make a much bigger difference to how hard you have to pedal to keep to a certain speed than wheel size does.

[Marielou.smith@gmail.com]

How fast your bike rolls depends largely on what tyre tread pattern and size you use. For example, a Maxxis Aspen tyre in 2.2" width (XC tyre) will roll faster and have less drag and weigh less than a Maxxis Minion DHF in 2.5" width (an aggresive trail tyre). Of course it will also have less grip - but that is the trade off. Tyres make a much bigger difference to how hard you have to pedal to keep to a certain speed than wheel size does.

Thank you

[NotSoBigBen]

I always thought how fast your bike rolls depends on how hard you pedal .... learnt something today [emoji12]

[Skott5]

2010 called .. it wants it’s thread back ..

[V18]

Why?

Personal anecdotal evidence. As with most opinions on here.

[Stevief]

This thread is so last year. BUT.....................

 

I have a modern 2018 29 er trail bike 130mm and i have a 2013 650b trail bike 140mm.  The big bike is better for rolling over the mean gnarly nasty stuff its more stable and it is probably faster downhill as all my PB are on this bike,  the 650b defs climbs better i certainly feel like it accelarates easier and it is defintely better to jump and play with.  

 

If i only had to have 1 i would probably go 29er but at the end of the day a bike is moes a bike and they both equally capable as the weakest link in the setup is me.  So what im saying isjust get what you want it doesnt really make that much of a difference.

[Jewbacca]

Why?

According to most here, when you ride rough stuff on a 650b, you will be bouncing here and there and everywhere!

 

I will remind everyone that the UCI DH circuit is still occasionally being won by 650b wheels.... Some of those tracks are pretty rough

[Marielou.smith@gmail.com]

This thread is so last year. BUT.....................

 

I have a modern 2018 29 er trail bike 130mm and i have a 2013 650b trail bike 140mm. The big bike is better for rolling over the mean gnarly nasty stuff its more stable and it is probably faster downhill as all my PB are on this bike, the 650b defs climbs better i certainly feel like it accelarates easier and it is defintely better to jump and play with.

 

If i only had to have 1 i would probably go 29er but at the end of the day a bike is moes a bike and they both equally capable as the weakest link in the setup is me. So what im saying isjust get what you want it doesnt really make that much of a difference.

Cool thanks.

[RocknRolla]

Only reason my missus rides a 27.5 (hardtail and Dual Suspension) is because they don't make 9'ers that small.

 

Some valuable advice in between the usual hubbery.

 

Look at what you are riding, if you have been riding for a while, and you are used to the 29'er I don't see a reason to change.

 

If you are at the sharper end of the marathon/xco scene I would take all the technical malarkey posted into consideration, other than that, ride whatever puts a smile on your dial...

 

 

[Headshot]

I beat people on 29ers all the time on my 26". Just sayin.

[Ashchest]

I don't feel welcome on this thread with my 26" 

[Headshot]

I don't feel welcome on this thread with my 26" 

Those look more like 12" 

[Ashchest]

Those look more like 12" 

I will just ride on my own