3” gazzaloddis probably had the same diameter...
Sounds awesome Raybanwomble, enjoy!
29ers have won the war for me due to what I ride and my height etc but that doesn't mean they need to win the war for everybody else out there. 😉
Anyway, the new bike is **** awesome – but I’m not posting it because I don’t want you arseholes recognising me.
Is it a Cotic?
TL;TR - short answer - no.
Look around average trail centre or weekend warrior area (Peaslake good example). Count the 29ers vs 650b. It's not the former, and the latter is selling big time.
Getting more popular in the AM/Enduro events though. XCer night group I ride with, mostly 29ers. There's definitely a growing market for it. I can't see the industry and retailers are ready to bin 650b when they've only just got over the switch from 26.
And as said, some of us are short-arses. As amazing as a 29er may be, they're too big for me. It's also a step too far on the low acceleration scale. 650b is already noticeably slower for me accelerating, but once up to speed it flies. I miss 26 at times though for acceleration (except when I ride my old 26er 😀 )
Does it really make a noticeable difference for acceleration? Has anyone run the numbers on this? surely the weight difference is tiny in comparison to weight of rider + bike, rotating weight or not.
Does it really make a noticeable difference for acceleration? Has anyone run the numbers on this? surely the weight difference is tiny in comparison to weight of rider + bike, rotating weight or not.
For the likes of us, yes, I agree, it's really negligible if anything. I recall Minaar saying last year that they didn't think the 29er was the be all and end all, as the 650B accelerated quicker anyway, seemed to pretty much be down to him having a bike that fitted him better.
Does it really make a noticeable difference for acceleration?
Sure. If you want it to.
The weight difference between a modern 26" and 29" bike is negligible. As I posted earlier: Cotic Soul - 12kg, Cotic Solaris - 12.5kg.
I don't have a 26" wheeled bike so can't compare (the Soul is my wife's) that but if I put 650b+ wheels/tyres on the Solaris then it is sluggish in comparison when accelerating but once up to speed then there's sod all difference, if anything the plus tyres "feel" faster as they then have the momentum. I haven't done any empirical tests though.
The rider height/size point is valid - not everyone is 6ft tall. If the bike fits and you like it, does it really matter what wheel size it is?