29 front, 26 back; new beast of the east?

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29 front, 26 back; new beast of the east?
rocky-mountain
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any thoughts or has anyone done it?

larger front wheel, smaller back wheel; cannondale did this.

my question is; why? what were the benefits? should it be done again?

Posted 14 years ago

cynic-al
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Do you live in a cave?

Posted 14 years ago

rocky-mountain
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maybe,
what was the one that cannondale did with two different sized wheels? on the same bike!

Posted 14 years ago

Sponging-Machine
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Trek 69er.

Posted 14 years ago

Woody
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It'll never catch on, people like things in matching pairs 😉

Posted 14 years ago

druidh
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Pah – old hat

Posted 14 years ago

rocky-mountain
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wow, whats it ride like?

and why did you make it?

the only things that match on my bike are the pedals and tyres!

Posted 14 years ago

Woody
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Druidh

If that was a car it would be know as a cutnshut (I had to be careful typing that as I'm on a warning for swearfilter dodging!)

Tried that recently on my Love/Hate but it ruined the handling 😥

Posted 14 years ago

druidh
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Posted 14 years ago

Woody
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Posted 14 years ago

WorldClassAccident
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It is great. Like riding a 'normal' bike but faster over small bumps. Doesn't feel like riding a gate like some 29ers do.

Got a custom Carver 96er and never looked back. It is up for a test ride if you are near Southampton

Posted 14 years ago

Andy-R
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Like WCA says – just like riding a normal bike but better, or at least my Hummingbird is. The only thing is that although you don't notice the larger front wheel at the time, when you swap to a bike with a 26" front wheel the wheel seems tiny and miles away.

Like riding a supermoto bike after an enduro bike.

Posted 14 years ago

freeganbikefascist
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the cannondale one was 24" rear 26" front. never caught on. Don't think it was the Beast of the East though was it? I though that was their trials-y frame the M800 but could be wrong, it was a loooong time ago.

69ers the new thing. buggered if I know why though. I'm happy with my collection of 26ers

Posted 14 years ago

richcc
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Think the cannondale was an sm600? Wanted one at the time for no sensible reason.

Posted 14 years ago

Del
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don't think trek make the 69er any more and the carver appears to be rather hold to get hold of in the uk now 🙁
shame. having finally wound my mate at work up to get a mountain bike, him having funds available to do so, and convinced him that a 69er was Just What You Need, now he's finding it tricky to get one. 🙄

Posted 14 years ago

Pukz
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Trek 69er's, you have to get it first I think (from a technical point of view) to fully appreciate the ride . I'm into mine, it is deffo a marmite bike though.

Trek no longer produce them, I may know someone moving theirs on if you like me to enquire, twas a while back though so I'm not sure if they still have it?

Posted 14 years ago

69er
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My mate has a Trek 69er. I think it right, so it must be right. I'd get one if they were still available.

A future classic…. 😯 😉

Posted 14 years ago

futonrivercrossing
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I can't see why you'd want a 69er over a 29er.

Posted 14 years ago

chela
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Don't think it was the Beast of the East though was it? I though that was their trials-y frame the M800 but could be wrong, it was a loooong time ago.

It was the Beast of the East/M800, but IIRC only early ones were 24/26 or a 46er as I suppose they're now inevitably called. Most of the Beast of the Easts were plain old 26ers I think.

I remember one hung on the wall of my LBS for yonks and it looked kinda great. But also kinda stupid. Much like a 69er does today.

Posted 14 years ago