Sean Badenhorst Posted March 3, 2009 Share ngala 24' date=' ask yourself whether or not a national or world MTB title has ever been won on a 29-inch bike and you'll have answered your own question. [/quote'] I made similar comments about those rotor rings, until I saw Carlos Sastre win the TdF on them! I think one thing that's been missed here is that 29ers will naturally suit taller people. For a really short person to ride a 29er would be insanity, in my opinion. Correct. Sastre made a point. Still wonder why they're not widely used though... Agree with you on taller riders being better suited to 29ers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted March 3, 2009 Share ngala 24' date=' ask yourself whether or not a national or world MTB title has ever been won on a 29-inch bike and you'll have answered your own question.? [/quote'] I made similar comments about those rotor rings, until I saw Carlos Sastre win the TdF on them! I think one thing that's been missed here is that 29ers will naturally suit taller people. For a really short person to ride a 29er would be insanity, in my opinion. Correct. Sastre made a point. Still wonder why they're not widely used though...Agree with you on taller riders being better suited to 29ers. Probably because they're damn expensive and Lance doesn't ride em Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted March 3, 2009 Share ngala 24' date=' ask yourself whether or not a national or world MTB title has ever been won on a 29-inch bike and you'll have answered your own question.? [/quote'] I made similar comments about those rotor rings, until I saw Carlos Sastre win the TdF on them! I think one thing that's been missed here is that 29ers will naturally suit taller people. For a really short person to ride a 29er would be insanity, in my opinion. Correct. Sastre made a point. Still wonder why they're not widely used though...Agree with you on taller riders being better suited to 29ers. Probably because they're damn expensive and Lance doesn't ride em Probably because 1 win in 100 tours is not really stats that prove anything. Had he not been using them, would he have come second? Who knows? Some research I sponsored (a power meter) at Rhodes showed absolutely no difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted March 3, 2009 Share You will see some more of the big name manufacturers producing 29ers this year. Giant is releasing one soon so you will soon see some of their sponsored riders racing them. http://www.crookedcog.com/gallery/d/11430-2/XTC_29er_sketch1b.jpg http://www.crookedcog.com/gallery/d/11434-2/XTC_29er_sketch2b.jpg http://twentynineinches.com/2009/02/27/giant-xtc-29er-sneak-peek/Kiwi2009-03-03 12:26:20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heliboy Posted March 3, 2009 Share The point is that 29r are for people over 1.7 mtrs tall. For those that do not ride 29r,s you will not know how we feel at the end of a ride which is slightly better than your mates on their small wheels!!! You will all come over to the dark side at some point, unless you are under 1.7!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoBigBen Posted March 3, 2009 Share ngala 24' date=' ask yourself whether or not a national or world MTB title has ever been won on a 29-inch bike and you'll have answered your own question. [/quote'] I made similar comments about those rotor rings, until I saw Carlos Sastre win the TdF on them! I think one thing that's been missed here is that 29ers will naturally suit taller people. For a really short person to ride a 29er would be insanity, in my opinion. Oi stretch you saying not suitable for BG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thug Posted March 3, 2009 Share ngala 24' date=' ask yourself whether or not a national or world MTB title has ever been won on a 29-inch bike and you'll have answered your own question. [/quote'] I made similar comments about those rotor rings, until I saw Carlos Sastre win the TdF on them! I think one thing that's been missed here is that 29ers will naturally suit taller people. For a really short person to ride a 29er would be insanity, in my opinion. Oi stretch you saying not suitable for BG Ya, think she more than likely should try a 24er I love my 29er and will seriously consider doing S2C next year on it !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted March 4, 2009 Share only ridden thug's peace (very briefly) and toyed with a zaskar 9er for a morning - both mediums. found the zaskar took a bit to get it going, but once it did it just kept rolling. i don't know if you could say it climbs better, but it certainly feels like it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Zone Posted March 4, 2009 Share It would seem that it a 29er will be suited to some courses and a 26" suited to others. X-country racing is probably more for 26"'s and enduro or marathon more for 29er's. due to the 26" accelerating better and being more manouverable and the 29er holding better momentum. Climbing is primariliy about weight the heavier bike i.e 29er will be slower up hills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitusTi Posted March 4, 2009 Share Hmm, at some point on a climb (if you're riding a mtb race that is) you might find a bump or 2, it's here that the 29'er starts to give you a hand. It smooths those bumps out that little bit better, which helps to keep your rear wheel in contact with the ground, which then in turn makes sure that more of your power is going through the rear wheel and propelling you forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Badenhorst Posted March 4, 2009 Share Hmm' date=' at some point on a climb (if you're riding a mtb race that is) you might find a bump or 2, it's here that the 29'er starts to give you a hand. It smooths those bumps out that little bit better, which helps to keep your rear wheel in contact with the ground, which then in turn makes sure that more of your power is going through the rear wheel and propelling you forward.[/quote'] For what you've just described above, they make dual-suspension bikes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitusTi Posted March 4, 2009 Share Oh yeah, forgot to mention. In the Norba series the privateer bike of choice is the 29'er and they have racked up a few wins.Another rather interesting little aside: Specialized fought to try and have the 29'er made illegal, when that failed they then went into sneaky prototyping to make 1 for Philip Mearhagge (sp), he did get bust just after that for doping so they had no way to unleash it onto international racing circuit, the project then got shelved for 2 years as I recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitusTi Posted March 4, 2009 Share Hmm' date=' at some point on a climb (if you're riding a mtb race that is) you might find a bump or 2, it's here that the 29'er starts to give you a hand. It smooths those bumps out that little bit better, which helps to keep your rear wheel in contact with the ground, which then in turn makes sure that more of your power is going through the rear wheel and propelling you forward.[/quote']For what you've just described above, they make dual-suspension bikes... Which so many people b*ich about because of the weight, so now you have the same benefit with less of a weight penalty and more gains in other prtions of the course, kinda makes sense, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyatt Earp Posted March 4, 2009 Share I have been playing with 29'ers since the launch of the first Fishers. I don't enjoy a full sus. 29'er. I love my hardtail 29'er but it does not climb better than my 26 inch Stumpjumper IMHO. My 26 inch bike is still a better climber especially when it gets steep, anything from a 7% gradient and upwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoBigBen Posted March 4, 2009 Share Yes Boris but isn't that what you expect from an All Mountain bike thing ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyatt Earp Posted March 4, 2009 Share Titus It's a real pity about Popeye, I still have a block mounted personally signed poster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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