Is anyone buying 29″ longish travel FS bikes ? I’m not being cute, serious question.
Not sure, but they should at least try one for a while. I bought a stumpy (130mm rear) frame cheap from bike scene (they were £650 last time I looked, incredible bargain)as a bit of an experiment and it is a brilliant bike. Sold my patriot and my other 26er now, it just seems to do everything incredibly well for me. Had one last ride on the patriot to see if I’d miss it, and it was just horrendous in comparison, and that was a bike I’d loved and ridden thousands of miles all over the the UK and Europe since buying it in 2008. Maybe they won’t suit everyone but it is by far the best all-round mtb I’ve owned in 22 years of riding.
LT 29ers do seem to be going out of fashion though, and that’s the most important thing in mtb!