As Rorschach says, surely for the majority of us it's about having the most fun not just how fast you can get from A-B? Or am I missing the point? I stil can't get used to how they look too.
Bike Forum
2012 Specialized 29er's - 29er's ARE taking over the world!
-
Posted 10 months ago #
-
Typical stw argument... your missing the obvious & that is 29ers are ugly & look silly.
Posted 10 months ago # -
If I rode a 29er on my preferred trails the results would be 2 collapsed wheels! I think I will pass on this lady wheel trend, and speed is down to the person pedalling and bike handling skills not the wheels.
Posted 10 months ago # -
Are they actually going to bring them over here? not just one or two models like in the past,
the carbon camber 29r looks nice, if you like that sort of thing....Posted 10 months ago # -
If 29ers start getting used by short downhillers then i'll give em a go but until then no thanks.
Posted 10 months ago # -
try riding a 24" jump bike down a rocky decent then tell me bigger wheels are not better
Posted 10 months ago # -
try riding a 29" XC bike on a pump track and tell me smaller wheels are not better.
You choose your weapon of choice not the manufacturers.Posted 10 months ago # -
Out of interest, why did 26 wheels appear for MTB when 29 already existed?
There must be a genuine benefit that they brought to the table.
Not trolling, just asking.
And if the answer isn't convincing, then were 26ers the 29ers of their day and things have come full circle?
Posted 10 months ago # -
iirc it was simply.that the rims that were available at the time and up to the job were 26 "
Posted 10 months ago # -
It is still very rare that I see a 29er out on my local trails, in any of my local LBS's, or when away for trail centre weekends... despite this being the 'Year of the 29er' according to WMB, MBR etc etc.
It might just be that we're different riders with different tastes to our US cousins. The few guys I do know with 29ers are roadies dabbling in a bit of mountain biking who don't like rough, twisty, or narrow stuff.
Posted 10 months ago # -
Not sure I've ever seen one on the trails nor know anyone who has one.
Posted 10 months ago # -
I've ridden one for nearly 5 years. More than there were and it is slowly increasing - but as long as it means more spares in the system for me, I could care less. They are another variation of a bike. Specialized are investing a lot into 29ers tho - including a demo fleet for shop staff so their dealers can understand them.
Posted 10 months ago # -
CaptainFlashheart - Member
I just spent too much on a new 29er! As such, there's no way you'll hear me say anything but gushing praise about them because to do otherwise would be to admit that I wasted my money on the latest money-making scheme from the bike industry that realised sales of mountain bikes was slowing down.......
FTFY.
I know jameso spent a looooonnnngggggg time deciding on the bike he has bought. He knows quite a bit about what makes a bike ride the way he wants it to. So if he does give the new one gushing praise I for one would actually believe what he says.
Posted 10 months ago # -
Quote a few 29ers at this years STW Weekender, maybe 10%, last year it was one bike.
I really cant ride / get on with HT's, until I got a 29er HT, which I do quite like. As above, its just a "different" bike. On my local trails I find its worse on the twisty between rocks stuff but quite fast on the other 90% of the trail inbetween.Anyone read the Wade Simmons article with him riding the North Shore on a Rocky Mountain Altitude ?
Posted 10 months ago # -
Get everyone on STW to ride their local loop on a 26" or 29" bike and report back the distance, time and wheel diameter
did that thurs/ fri last week. definately quicker on my 29er.
Out of interest, why did 26 wheels appear for MTB when 29 already existed?
availability of tyres iirc. schwinn beach bikes had 26" rims with 2" balloon tyres.
Posted 10 months ago # -
29ers are rubbish, the whole "you can ride them rigid, and it's just like a 26" wheel with suspension" is daft as well.
It'll never catch on despite all the marketing hype and wannabe attention whores.
You'll never catch me on one of those contraptions, I tell ya!
Posted 10 months ago # -
Anyone read the Wade Simmons article with him riding the North Shore on a Rocky Mountain Altitude ?
Yep, I've read it - certainly challenges a few preconceptions....which I quite liked. However, I guess he's a got the riding skills and experience to make any old anvil come alive.Posted 10 months ago # -
i still think there is space for both sizes.it very much depends on what your main stomping ground is and whether you like the look of them or not.
Posted 10 months ago # -
29ers are rubbish, the whole "you can ride them rigid, and it's just like a 26" wheel with suspension" is daft as well
correct! I fitted some short travel 80mm forks to my 29er to replace the rigid... much nicer to ride now.. now to sort the back out!
for me the reason I ride a 29er is that for a tall bloke that needs a garden gate frame big wheels look more in proportion..
Posted 10 months ago # -
i'd love to try a camber 29er, but in typical Specialized fashion, you can't get them in the uk.
Posted 10 months ago # -
i'd love to try a camber 29er, but in typical Specialized fashion, you can't get them in the uk.
Aye, pretty disappointing when some of the more 'interesting' stuff from Spesh doesn't get to the UK. FWIR, they have/had some superb tyres that aren't available in the UK (not in 'real' sizes anyway).Posted 10 months ago # -
I moved to a a 29er and realised I didn't know what I was missing
I moved back to a 26er and realised I didn't know what I was missingPosted 10 months ago # -
what with my super slack head angle, massive wheelbase and now 29" wheels is there anything else i can do to make my bike handle even more barge-like?
cheers VH
Posted 10 months ago # -
Camber 29er is coming to the UK for 2012.
Posted 10 months ago # -
Camber 29er is coming to the UK for 2012.
The Pro Carbon model included?
Posted 10 months ago # -
fattatlasses - Member
Anyone read the Wade Simmons article with him riding the North Shore on a Rocky Mountain Altitude ?
Yep, I've read it - certainly challenges a few preconceptions....which I quite liked. However, I guess he's a got the riding skills and experience to make any old anvil come alive.Yep, I've read it - certainly challenges a few preconceptions....which I quite liked. However, I guess he's sponsored by a company trying to sell 29ers......
Posted 10 months ago # -
Do RM not sell 26ers then?
Posted 10 months ago #
Reply
You must log in to post.
