Top Tip for 29er riders

[manbearpig]

So you bought a 29er and you're still not sure if all the hype is true. You're beginning to think that it is actually what you put into the pedal that determines how fast you go. Here's what you do to make yourself feel better about it. Take a 26 inch wheel and put it onto the front of your 29er. That way every climb will feel like a flat, every flat will feel like a descent, and the weightloss resulting from you k@kking your shammy pant every time you DO hit a downhill will negate the extra weight of your frame.

[Reghard111]

And take a bigger pump with, you will need at least 12% more air when you get a flat.

[Tumbleweed]

Wait till Bornman gets here…

[Reghard111]

Maybe the ride quality is so much better because they are going so much slower? *ducks behind 26" wheel*

[JarradVZ]

Wow, this is going to cause quite a furore. Popcorn in the microwave. Round 1: Fight!

[manbearpig]

Wow, this is going to cause quite a furore. Popcorn in the microwave. Round 1: Fight!

Who's fighting? I'm just trying to help...

[Wyatt Earp]

Who's fighting? I'm just trying to help...

Thanks for the tip

[GrootSeun]

Maybe a 27.5 will do the job...

[Reghard111]

No need, the larger volume means you can run lower pressures and have more grip and better rolling resistance with the same amount of air

 

Plus my 29er frame is lighter than my carbon 26er frame I had...

 

Tarmac, that must have been a raleigh frame...

[Li Mu Bai]

Whats wrong with Raleigh... ?

[Flea]

You forgot to mention, that if you do not reconfig your computer you go a lot faster.

Also then for the same computer distance, the other components do not wearout as fast as you are not going as far as the computer says you are (only works with non gps devices), so you save money.....

[Reghard111]

You forgot to mention, that if you do not reconfig your computer you go a lot faster.

Also then for the same computer distance, the other components do not wearout as fast as you are not going as far as the computer says you are (only works with non gps devices), so you save money.....

mmmm your computer actually shows slower and less distance.... Not that the 29er crowd will know, they strip everyhing off to get within 5 kilos of the 26" boys B)

[Flea]

Tarmac you are right - if you put your magnet onto your 26" tyre, but keep your computer the same, one revolution will now be about 6" shorter than the 29er tyre, so it will show you as faster..... Us on a 29er have the time to think about these things as we have a smoother ride

[TomvdP]

hmmmm, I always thought the Trek 69er was a good idea until looking at this. With this setup you get extra speed from the larger diameter rear wheel with all the handling of a 26er. Like this you will also go faster uphill (more distance covered per rear wheel rotation and all that), and faster downhill (thanks to weights comparable to DH bikes)

 

I wonder why no-one has thought of this before, Giant's big R&D dept is clearly sitting picking their noses - come on Morewood, time to really make your bikes stand out.

[Eldron]

All hail the 96'er!

 

Great for endo's and face plants.

 

Actually I kinda fancy feeling like I'm riding downhill all day - count me in for the upgrade.

 

To correct for the different wheel size I'll just set my magnet closer to the rim. I can do science me

[TomvdP]

What nonsense, moving the magnet closer to the rim will make the computer think its going faster. What you really want to do is move it inwards, where your tangential velocity will be lower. You clearly have no idea how those things work