flash 29er or stick with what i have????

[flymango]

I have said it before and I will say it again, why do us average okes always feel the need to compare ourselves with the Worlds Best ?

Intern is spot on the money, people have fallen for this hook line and sinker and the marketing done has been pretty brainwashing.

I will even take a bet that the trend percentage wise (if we take the amount of mountainbikers in S.A.) is higher than anywhere in the world.

I am big fan of 29'ers, been on them for the past 4 almost 5 years.

I don't have a 26 " bike anymore, should everyone else follow suit, hell no.

They are not faster, they are different.

Some dudes drive bakkies and others drive sedans , ultimately they can both take you to Durban and with all the speedtraps in place they would probably arrive the same time.

In the bicycles case the speedtrap and cruise control is attached between the hip and the ankle.

Linked to a cable between the ears and a pulley from the heart

[Caerus]

The average rider being 70kg? Huh, I feel like a fat bastard now - Im only 80Kg

Edited November 8, 2010 by Caerus

[pedal pusher]

I am not too sure how guys can comment on this topic, if they have not ridden on a 29er.If they have & still feel that 29' is a marketing fade I would doubt that they were being honest.

I had a 26'for 5 years & thought it was the bees knees.I then tried a 29er & I can honestly say I find it much better than a 26',but hey thats just my opinion.

[Weight Weenie]

Yes Andrew and the whole supersport clique must love 29'' - touting it as the best epic bike and being one of the few guys that sell fisher bikes under Trek.

I can see the cash rolling in already

[Mannetjie....]

I think Giant has made a beauty, I would really love to ride it! Anyone know where one could test ride a Giant Anthem X 29er?

[Wyatt Earp]

I am not too sure how guys can comment on this topic, if they have not ridden on a 29er.If they have & still feel that 29' is a marketing fade I would doubt that they were being honest.

I had a 26'for 5 years & thought it was the bees knees.I then tried a 29er & I can honestly say I find it much better than a 26',but hey thats just my opinion.

But why ?

[rock]

You will never see a pro on a 29inch duel sus.

 

 

 

Todd wells alreday won something on his 29er epic didnt he?

 

any ways I sold my 29er when they got popular and were being sold at cyclelab.......

[rock]

but whenever you see a pro on a 29er they're on skinny 1.9" tyres.......kind of defeats the logic......

 

I see Todd Wells writes on his blog about 1.8's - next they'll just youse Cyclocross tyres...

 

I just got my new 2011 Stumpjumper 29er for the race. The bike is incredible and with some new prototype Renegador 1.8 tires it's incredibly light. I can't wait to race it next weekend.

[Wyatt Earp]

Whoop, whoop, let's all get 1.8's now.

[bikemonster]

I am not too sure how guys can comment on this topic, if they have not ridden on a 29er.If they have & still feel that 29' is a marketing fade I would doubt that they were being honest.

 

29'? That will never catch on.

 

29" might though.

[Brian Fantana]

If I didn't have other hobbies, I probably would have had a 26" hardtail for xc and a 26" full suspension for marathon and ultra marathons events.

 

But since I have some other stuff going on I have only one race bike and through experience I have found my 29er hardtail to be the ultimate do it all bike for me personaly for xc and marathons. The reason I went 29er is because I have been riding a 29er single speed for 3 years.

 

I have the same amount of fun on 29er or on 26", because in the end it is about riding your bike and enjoying yourself and not what others think about you.

 

Same with surfing a longboard or a gun, some B) okes will tell you how slow it is but in the end it is you and the water, and if you enjoy yourself you have succeeded.

Edited November 8, 2010 by Stephan

[_David_]

I haven't actually seen the real 29" riders make the claim, "it makes you faster"

I think the PERCEPTION the S.A. public have of them being faster was brewed from the Super Cycling show.

 

Yes Andrew and the whole supersport clique must love 29'' - touting it as the best epic bike and being one of the few guys that sell fisher bikes under Trek.

I can see the cash rolling in already

 

 

Marketing people call it the "Illusion of Truth" effect. We judge things to be true based on how often we hear them, we like familiarity, and repeating something often enough makes it familiar to us. Every advertiser knows this.

 

Link: Illusion of truth effect

Edited November 9, 2010 by d@vid