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[Closed] Beyond all doubt, 26" HT's are fastest...
Last night it was proven beyond all doubt that the fastest bike is a 26" wheeled hardtail, the Clent Duffers (tm) did the 'no brakes challenge' at Col du Clent, present were 3 26" wheeled full sussers, a singlespeed 29er HT and a 262 geared HT, the 'no brakes challenge' involves a stationary start from a bench at the top of a slope, no pedalling allowed, freewheel down the slope and roll as far as possible, the 26" HT achieved the fastest speed on the descent and rolled the furthest therefore proving categorically the 26" HT's are the fastest bikes on the planet, I await your paltry ramblings about tyres, rider weight, bearing quality, bravery etc, I'm off to have some brekkie 😀
no cx or road bike though.
pfft! - call that scientific?
what about aero-drag?
and if it's not on youtube/strava it didn't happen.
Was the 26" wheel rider also the heaviest?
What colour was the 29er?
[i]Beyond all doubt[/i], the [i]26" HT[/i] was [i]fastest...[/i] on the [i]Col du Clent[/i], [i]last night[/i].
surely the 26" FS rider was the fatty but the 29er rider was probably slowed down by a massive beard 😉
I predict a [i]very[/i] interesting article about 26 vs 29 in one of the mags soon..... 😉
Well, I'm convinced.
Pfft lol
I predict a very [s]interesting[/s] dull article about 26 vs 29 in one of the mags soon.
having recently bought a cx bike, I beg to differ 🙂
set some stonking strava times, including lots of high table rankings on quite rough singletrack 😀
Dave
Cx and road bikes have no place on an mtb forum
Ss rider did have a silly beard 😀
I thought the 26" full suss rider was a fatty too 🙂
I predict a very interesting dull article about 26 vs 29 in one of the mags soon.
Probably not the kind of mag you're into.
The 26 HT was evidently the only bike equipped with white forks.
I predict [s]a very interesting[/s] an article sponsored by a 29er maker about 26 vs 29 in one of the mags soon.....
😐
Cx [s]and road bikes[/s] have no place on an mtb forum
clearly you haven't ridden a cx bike down some twisty singletrack recently... bags of fun 🙂 I even hit a nice tabletop and a little stepdown on friday night; was giggling like a schoolgirl.
Descending a rocky doubletrack reminded me of mountain biking back when I was 14 on my fully rigid marin 🙂
They are all bikes, and therefore all fun. Try it, you might like it!
Dave
I predict a very interesting an article sponsored by a 29er maker about 26 vs 29 in one of the mags soon.....
I can't speak for everyone but I trust the integrity and honesty of the tester completely, as I suspect does everyone who knows him.
I don't know the outcome, I have no vested interest, I have never read any of the other 29er "tests" done but I'll give this a fair crack of the whip.
😀
The winner of the main 'racer' category at Brownbacks on Sunday would beg to differ...
29'er Cannondale.
I don't think his tyre choice, pressures, riding ability or fitness had anything to do with it - purley the fact he was on a 29'er...... 😛
Great test but would love a photo.
People use to win XC races on FS bikes. They were paid to to sell more FS bikes
Now they win on 29ers. They are paid to to sell more 29er bikes
I think that races are mainly wone by fit people
Its not about which is fastest imho its about how much fun it feels to ride 8)
spando - MemberIts not about which is [s]fastest[/s] biggest imho its about how much fun it feels [s]to ride [/s]
alex222 - MemberI predict [s]a [/s]many very [s]interesting[/s] dull articles about 26 vs 29 in [s]one[/s] all of the mags soon.
ampthill - how dare you suggest such a thing!
No 650b, what sort of test was that?29er riders need to know about the next fad tbey plan to throw money at. Lol
really miss my s-works 26 HT , was stupidly quick but very twitchy. the switchbacks at cannock were a pleasure to ride up on that bike. great fun
That's great news! I'm doing the Lon Las Cymru with a couple of mates, they are on big wheeled skinny tyred bikes. I'm on a rigid forked HT with 26" 1.75 marathon plusses that weigh a ton. I'm so glad i'm gonna kick ass!!