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  • will the 29er bubble burst?
  • nixon_fiend
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    29ers are here to stay .. it's 26" bikes that will soon be extinct.

    Look at the US – the market over there is huge and the industry has basically switched to 29ers – 26" is considered 'old news' there – we in the UK are going to "get what we are given" really as it's the big American companies that drive trends and designs in off-the-peg bikes.

    IMO – within 5 years 26" designs will be consigned to 'slope-style' and DH bikes… 29ers will be the dominant XC archetype but I expect to see more 650B Full-sus designs developed to offer longer travel AND a larger wheel.

    Posted 13 years ago
    clubber
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    within 5 years 26" designs will be consigned to 'slope-style' and DH bikes

    No chance. 10 years and I'd still disagree but say that it's feasible. Not 5.

    Posted 13 years ago
    nixon_fiend
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    You only need to pick up an American MTB mag (MBA?) and see the prolifieration of 29ers already. I honestly don't see much of a future for 26" – although companies like Orange will probably sstill be selling single-pivot 26" bikes in 30 years timwe 😉

    Posted 13 years ago
    Shred
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    A sign of the growth of 29ers is InterBike. There are a lot more 29ers there this year, plus a lot of the European brands are now starting to offer 29ers.

    Posted 13 years ago
    breatheeasy
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    By that reasoning, road bikes should have even larger wheels

    before the UCI decided it was pushing the rules a little too much…..

    Posted 13 years ago
    chiefgrooveguru
    Full Member

    If 29" is really the 'optimum' size for a bicycle wheel, shouldn't we be measuring inclusive of tyre diameter instead of only taking rim diameter into account?

    Both 26" and 29" 'wheels' are actually smaller wheels whose approximate outside tyre diameter with an average tyre (whatever that is) is 26" and 29" respectively. It's a very odd convention!

    Posted 13 years ago
    NZCol
    Full Member

    I'm in Austria just now and was in Switzerland last week. I've lost count of the number of riders wanting to look/fiddle with my 29er (Tallboy). Yet I have not seen a tyre or a tube that would fit in any shop. I've also not seen a 29er bike in any of the shops I have visited.

    Posted 13 years ago
    steve_b77
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    Must admit I've ridden a couple.

    A Gary Fisher SS one with front forks and a Kona FS one, kinda funny feeling but good none-the-less.

    Might get one in the future, maybe………

    Posted 13 years ago
    rOcKeTdOg
    Full Member

    fiddling with a tallboy sounds fun 😉

    Posted 13 years ago
    DezB
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    it's 26" bikes that will soon be extinct
    😆

    No-one is going to persuade me I need bigger wheels. Not now not ever.

    Posted 13 years ago
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