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Ti29er · 2010-04-02T21:42:36Z

I’ve not ridden the Turner Flux (100m travel FS) 26er for quite a while, maybe not since September time, and since then have been riding the Ti29er HT. Today I took out the 26er, and boy, was it odd! The front end felt a wee bit sketchy and a little too responsive, but that’s to expected I guess. On the 29er, you get nothing from her unless you have momentum, meaning you need to be riding in a proactive way, plenty of out-of-the-saddle bits, such as at the top of climbs, cresting rises, hillocks, and just getting her back up to speed after braking, corners, deep mud and the like. You also get up again for much of the descents and any trail debris that might otherwise unseat you (or at least give your backside a bit of a battering). You ride the 26er like this and it simply means nothing! It’s like the bike shrugs its proverbial shoulders and is unsure why you’ve just put in such effort that subsequently drains away. The 26FS needs you to be seated and just pedal. Subsequently I actually found it a harder ride as you pick up more trail chatter at the front (even though the 2x bikes have Fox forks set up by the same technician) and I remained seated over the rocks and horse hoof imprints and all the other trail detritus. With the 29er, you have bigger volume tyres and so it’s quite cushioning, and along with the titanium frame (the 26er is aluminium) it’s a lot smoother than you perhaps realise, until you ride another bike. I’m going to ride the 26er more to get accustomed to her again, but I already miss that personal interaction I get with the trail, the bike and the whole riding process.

firestarter

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wish i could ride on any size wheels at min stu im still off ;-( went to edinburgh cycles today spent too much on stuff to ss the crosscheck and fix my forks but split my foot open again in the process . balls ;-(

Posted : 03/04/2010 6:49 pm

ton

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mick, get well soon........... 😆

Posted : 03/04/2010 6:51 pm

singlespeedstu

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You'll be right again soon Mick.

Posted : 03/04/2010 6:52 pm

firestarter

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aye , cheers chaps 😉

Posted : 03/04/2010 6:52 pm

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Would you consider doing a 24hr on a 29er were one available form your sponsors?

Nope. Worked well as a rigid SS, but wouldn't suit me as a race bike.

Posted : 03/04/2010 7:11 pm

Ti29er

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Diz.
No email yet.
I think I might be having some problems with the ntl account.
try tim at t-f-p dot com

Frankers: I've been locking out the Fox forks by about 80% of late to good effect. It's the trails around here as they're not technical. And trying to change gears as little as possible - in the anticiption of a rigid SS!

Posted : 03/04/2010 8:28 pm

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