are they the same size rims?

same diameter.

ETRTO 622

Keep an eye on widths though.

cool, got a hybrid with 700c wheels – opens up tyre posibilities for CX use

Say it quietly, but 29ers are just rebranded flat barred roadbikes 😀

thats what i have instead of a hybrid then 😉

shush!

Say it quietly, but 29ers are just rebranded flat barred roadbikes

No wander the longtraveltrailmincers get so upset when they get passed by people on roadbikes in rocky sections. 😉

Some hybrids have little clearance for full on offroad tyres/wheels though

Steve-Austin – Member
Say it quietly, but 29ers are just rebranded flat barred roadbikes

Or, 29ers with drop bars make great road bikes for people who know they’re not LA.
😀

Yep – 29 is 700c. Had to point this out to a salesman in a bike shop determined to sell me a 29er. Told him I already had one – just it used to be called a hybrid…

perthmtb – so you can get 2.4″ tyres into your frame, yes?

Nope – 1.6″ is the biggest that’ll fit on the front. If I need anything more serious than that I use my MTB.

Got nothing against 29ers, just bike shop punks that think nobody’s ever ridden big wheels off road before…

A 1.6 on a 700c rim won’t give you the same size outer diamiter as at 29er though will it. 😉
A bit like saying that you’ve tried a fatbike because your MTB has 26er rims. 😀

TBH though it was seeing how well my crossbike rolled over stuff that first led me to try a 29er.