god lord no..it was purely to keep young ton amused and follow up with the trend of bored and mleh threads this morning. If I was going I would simply slope off..no need for drama queen moments..it’s so ungentlemanly 🙂

final realisation that 29ers are a bit crap

It’s great you have realised it, some never do 😆

I’m not much into riding at the moment, I can’t seem to find the motivation when it is pissing it down, muddy and dark.

Once the trails have frozen over I’m sure I’ll be keener.

Oooh blacksheep, post a piccie. The swoopy bars and forks will give you muchos attention whoring points.

Get a road bike and rediscover cycling. The same happened to me after 22 years of mud and now I’m even fitter than I was then.

Jcl..since the 80’s numb nuts geoff apps was building them in 1981

We’ll that’s BS for a start. I know for a fact he was participating in Worlds Strongest Man that year.

😀 fool

Do biking differently 🙂 Downhill, or 4x or something. Trail/xc bores me these days, so I’m adding dh and maybe racing into the mix

To the OP’s point, sometimes buying the ‘wrong’ bike can be a bad thing. I haven’t come close to quitting, but may know where he’s coming from.

I’ve found that going to bigger/less engaging bikes damps my enthusiasm a bit. Long-travel 29ers and 6in 26in bikes whose capabilities that I’ll never live up to make climbing less fun and descending a bit numb. I don’t think it’s just me- the bigger friends’ bikes get, the less they seem to ride over time.

It may not be as crazy as it sounds at first blush. I’ve sold off a few bikes that didn’t excite me and just ride the bike that’s best suited to my tastes and local trails. In any case, trying a bike that you’re excited about (be it 26in, 650b, singlespeed, or ‘other’) may well be worth a shot if you’ve been riding that long…

I felt like this for a bit after going tubeless. Took up twerking and didn’t touch the bike for six months. Eventually my wife got Nick Knowles and the DIY SOS team to do a shed makeover for me and that put me right.

We’ll that’s BS for a start. I know for a fact he was participating in Worlds Strongest Man that year.

ha ha ha 😀

Bye

Take up Magpie spotting, so far I’m up to 6.
The key is to look out for the tiny differences like a slightly different hop(bit like Ministry of funny walks) or tilt of the beak.

Have a glug of Absinthe, Taz. After a pint of that even fat bikes look attractive… 8)

Unovolo- stick at 6- gold is better than secrets never to be told in my book

I was having this conversation yesterday, and while most designers can build a bike for most things, the wheel size always has the well documented impacts on the ride that we’ve all read about.

Via a via, chose your weapon; if you want quick and snappy then smaller wheels; if you want more centrifugal rolling capability get bigger wheels. If you want the best of / to compromise both, get 650b.

Bit has been said, it’s more about the bike you enjoy riding.

Just to clarify. .I love me bikes and riding..this was purely a thread started on the day of the misery guts rants about how it was all doom n gloom on silly track world. 😀

Thanks for the lovely supportive comments though..and psling ia spot on..its always better after a pint of green evil

Theres only one proper place for 29er wheels, and that’s on a cyclocross bike 🙂 saying that wouldn’t part with my RC129 it’s a great just go for a pootle fun ride that isn’t training.

Yep got a cyclo cross as well fun when its sloppy for puking a lung

Theres only one proper place for 29er wheels, and that’s on a cyclocross bike

Been there, done it and sold it. There are only ever two bikes you need to own, a MTB and a road bike.

Ive yet to find anybody who whilst riding their CX bike on road, wished to be on a road bike and off road, were wishing for a MTB. Like i said if you RACE CX that does justify it but for casual use, no way!. Sorry.

Cx bikes are great I used to love being out in the yorks dales on one in any weather.