im loving my saracen 14x and 16x frames. 26 deffo aint dead for me

That is a lovely thing. Always fancied a Rocket.

I’d imagine that 26″ is only really dead to those who get given bikes rather than buy their own

Sadly not, shared a chalet with some Canadians this summer…. “Oh you guys still ride 26ers?”. They’d all massively drunk the 650b kool-aid to the point that 26 was a relic

“Oh you guys still ride 26ers?”. They’d all massively drunk the 650b kool-aid to the point that 26 was a relic

Yep, on a recent night ride the three of us who turned up were all 26ers; Cube Stereo, Meta FS and a Soul.

The 650’s and 29ers were all tucked up safely.

Just put a new Cane Creek DB inline on my 26″ Rocket, absolutely fantastic bike, as flying monkey says “I have no desire or plans to go to change wheel size” or indeed bicycle.

Its dead as far as most manufacturers are concerned though 🙁

How many 26″ frames are Cotic producing?

The problem is trying to find forks…

“Kermit” my green 26″ Soul could do with some new 120mm Reba’s in white, can I find some…?

Set of black Reba 120mm for 26 inch back from SRAM Tech UK had full warranty service including brand new damper in a box in my garage. Totally unused since returning as I sold the bike they came off with it’s original OEM Fox 32 fork back on it while the Reba was away. They’re 15mm axle tapered Solo Airs. Steerer is around 200mm but I’d have to check that.

Any good?

No, 26 ain’t dead, you just can’t buy it anymore!

Most of the people I know are still on 26, a few have 29ers and that’s it. A group of us go to the Alps every year and all were on 26, no one even talked about wheel sizes and no one’s likely to change bikes soon, we all just got on with enjoying them.

Also on local club ride recently, I thought I’d take my 29er so I’d fit in with all the young cool dudes and their fast xc type bikes. Out of about 12 only 2 were on a 29er, everyone else 26.

It’ll be a good few years before I buy a new bike now, I have plenty of 26in tyres, forks, frames that work perfectly to keep me going for ages

I’m a serial bike replacer but I honestly cn’t justify replacing my 12 Enduro just now. Wish it wa slighly longer, and maybe a degree slacker, but I’ve never once thought ‘I wish this had bigger wheels’…

it more than cabable for any riding I do, and I’d need to improve exponentially (or more realisticly grow a pair) before I could see any benefit.

Doesn’t help that its probably only worth 700 quid, despite it having only done about 500 miles in total over the past 3 years!

Of the usual suspects I ride with occasionally (7 riders) only 1 has a 29er*. All the others are on 26ers, although in a variety of styles and flavours 🙂

All are HT’s too. Although I have a FS 26ers that is up for sale. (Spesh Camber Expert)

*I’m also on a 29er.

My two mtbs are both 26ers. Commie meta am, and a ragley blue pig. Love em both and won’t be changing any time soon.

I feel a resurgence coming on, Commencal and Kona (the the odd other brand) have kept the faith and I wouldn’t be surprised if a few other new 26ers appear with the buzz words “fun” and “chuckable” glued to them.

I only have 26″ bikes.If I got a new F/S I’d like a Transition Scout,but the ‘Old School’Enduro is more than enough for me.

I’ve never had a ‘proper’ steel hardtail & I’d love a 26″ Cotic Soul,I keep looking in the classifieds for a small size frame,no luck so far..

There’s one of each wheel size in our house, all good.

(two of those bikes just happen to be Cotics)

Often think about changing my 26 Soul, but it’s only 2 yrs old and I’d probably replace it with a 27.5 one, which would ride just about the same !! I have a 27.5 Anthem and whilst they feel different I can’t say i notice the wheels being a little larger 🙂

Kerley- Yes, that’s more what I meant. 29 is good at what it does if that’s what you want it to do, it was more the switch/’rediscovery’ to/of 650B that was the face-saving bit I was on about.

‘Better’ isn’t always better!

Last Sunday I passed 40 riders in a Cyclocross race on a 26″ mountain bike to a creditable 17th/61. Everyone else was on very old school 29ers with skinny tyres 😉 . Some had the audacity to have a second bike!