t'other night while pootling round delamere on the regular (for some folks) night ride. I clocked a couple of guys within the group riding gary fisher single speed 29ers.

Mentioned to one of them that I'd never ridden one of those types of bike before and he asked me if I fancied a go, so we swapped rides for a bit.

After getting over the "I'm eleventeen foot in the air feeling" and the mahoosive front wheel/tyre combo it was actually quite fun to ride, it just seemed to roll over roots without trying and even though it was a single speed it wasn't that hard to get up hills either!!

Nice

steve, you should not have posted that……..
all the sad died in the wool feckers won't like it……..
but a change is as good as a rest 8)

i fancy trying a 29-er… But singlespeed is unnaceptable unless your gonna jump on it…

Shame on you

He hee.

I even had normal shaped bars, a suspension fork and disc brakes!!

Ton can you get under bridges on a 29er?

billy, i do have a problem banging my swede on the 29r…….seriously.

Depends on if a Troll lives under them.

Ton you are a touch on the tall side though

I've got a Fisher Rig and it's bloomin' brilliant.
When I first got it I timed myself doing a run down Summer Lightening (I use it to see how my riding is progressing) and acually managed it faster than on my fully geared 26" hardtail. It rolls over everything and the big wheels seem to hold momentum better.

just been out around round delamere again this evening steve

and yep, the still muddy for monday night niche bikes were fun – plus we didn't get lost without our usual escorts!

It went well, fair distance covered too.

I won't be back again for a good few weeks, probably december time!!

NOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! have been having well impure thoughts about the new carbon niner which was on the front page a few weeks ago!!! DOnt remind me!!! 8)