epicycloA good 29er's a brilliant bike, a bad one feels like a 26er.
Well it must be said that that statement is as stupid as any of the anti-29er comments.
Jeez, what have the anti-29ers been riding? Granma's ancient Raleigh Supreme?
Quite a few 29ers do feel a bit like that 
MidlandTrailquestsGraham - MemberThat's because the tyres are bigger there's more area for the thorns to stick in.
Common sense really.
Is this a joke, if so i don't get it. If it isn't a joke i really don't get it! 
I tried a 29er for the first time in may this year, a sir niner I have since sold my cotic soul as I can't see me going back to 26" wheels, I can't put my finger on it but it just feels right, I'm only 5'10" so its not because I'm excessively tall. The wheels definitely roll better on the cheeky techy stuff in cannock where I ride. I ride SS though so I'm used to putting in a bit of effort 
I agree with Ringo, I have a Singular Swift set up in SS guise and a Cotic Soul with gears. I love riding both of them but for relatively mild gradient flowing trails I find the 29er holds it's momentum much better than the 26er. I'm 6'2" by the way!
Sorry to hijack the thread a little, I'm planning to ride CAnnock in the next week or so and have the choice of my hardtail SS 29er or my Lapierre Zesty.....is Cannock flat enough to attempt on a SS or are the trails tricky enough to warrant getting the trail bike out?
clubber - Member
"epicyclo
A good 29er's a brilliant bike, a bad one feels like a 26er."
Well it must be said that that statement is as stupid as any of the anti-29er comments.
I was trying to communicate on the thread's level
Is this a joke...
seem a bit pointless to all us shortarses
partyboy- single speed on the chase is the truth, anyone seen using gears is some sort of weak legged dainty maid who needs to be beaten with a poly bag filled with dog eggs and tied to a tree to be left for the doggers.
In the morning when they have a jaxi that looks like it's been fingered by an elephant, they can then be gently reconditioned to the ways of big wheels and one gear.
to get back to the op. is the suspension set up right?
what tyres on your 26/ 29 and what pressures?
on a serious note, from memory the tallboy suspension is very pressure sensitive with slight deviations from the manfuacturer's recommendations making it feel like poo. Get it right and it's meant to be a beast
Pete I really think the experience you are describing with the tall boy points at setup problem, either tyres, suspension or frame size. I've experimented with a lot of these on my mine feel free to email me to avoid the whole 29er debate your getting here
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