Just built a 29'er. Will I ever ride on 26" wheels again?

[JamesM]

Re: Re:

I decided to give this 29er thing a go , 10 rides in and I've sold my bike to go 650b . Shocking ride characteristics on a 29er. If you like riding wagon wheels that don't turn then give it a shot.

650B isnt really that much bigger than 26 though is it. Not really!!!

 

[brocklanders023]

Re: Re:

I decided to give this 29er thing a go , 10 rides in and I've sold my bike to go 650b . Shocking ride characteristics on a 29er. If you like riding wagon wheels that don't turn then give it a shot.

More to do with the bike you got I'd say. There's good and bad in any wheel size.

 

[brocklanders023]

Re: Re:

It's an undisputed fact that 26ers are more fun to ride than 29ers!

No it's not. It's much more fun not getting stuck on roots while climbing. I do know what you mean though.

 

[kaiser]

Re: Re:

and if you get a puncture your chances of being able to buy a new inner tube will also have been greatly reduced, and that sucks!!!

26" tube works in a 29" wheel, whereas the 29 will not in a 26

 

[suburbanreuben]

Re:

Small, soft, red Kryptonics were always quicker than big, hard, green Kryptonics.
Just sayin'...

 

[PurpleFrog]

Re: Re:

I decided to give this 29er thing a go , 10 rides in and I've sold my bike to go 650b . Shocking ride characteristics on a 29er. If you like riding wagon wheels that don't turn then give it a shot.

The danger is here the familiar one from steel vs alu frame arguments: people project the flaws or strengths of one bike that uses a particular technology onto the technology itself, when they're actually quite independent.

..What was the 29er and what the "characteristics"?

 

[kleinalpine]

Re:

Yeti sb95 !!! Just not a nice feel to it for me, rode a 650b side by side with a 29er the other day and the fun factor and Acceleration was for me massively different!!

 

[bigkeeko]

Give it a year or two and it`ll be a 30er or a 28 and a halfer.
Anything to keep selling stuff. Rode one 29er. Felt like an `offroad racer` but not unpleasant. Fast enough but a bit gangly at times. The opposite you`d feel when jumping onto a BMX.

If you like it, ride it. They`re all bikes.

 

[kleinalpine]

Re:

I'm getting a penny farthing with hans dampfs on ten miles in ten minutes!!

 

[PurpleFrog]

Re: Re:

I'm getting a penny farthing with hans dampfs on ten miles in ten minutes!!

The 2015 Stumpjumper Comp already has you beat: