The problem is, unless you accept that a faster bike is a better bike a lot of the arguments for the different wheel sizes go out the window.

Sparklingchains, the point? you mean that noone is ever going to buy a 26″ frame/bike ever again and every COMPANY with any stock are panic selling?

because all the people who brought into the hype over 29″ are going to throw them in the bin (where there old 26″ went) and go buy a 650b?

Is that your point? if so, it’s a s##t point….

Just talked myself out of a soul, this video doesn’t help.

doesn’t alter the fact that i own 2… 1 being in the post is irrelevant. ;P

Good, loose, balls out riding, there are a couple of edits though where he definitley throws himself into the scenery..not surprising really.

As for 26/27.5/29 I couldn’t give a monkeys. All my bikes are 26″ I love them all. I will continue to love them until such time as they need replacing then I will see what takes my fancy. I have no desire (and no chance) to be the quickest out there, but if I keep fit and smile a lot in the process I’ll ride anything.

As a Bfe owner I’m just embarrassed about how bad a rider I am after watching that ! FWIW you could make the same video with a Soul in my opinion.

Great video, fun fun fun. That’s all there is. Cotic can sell you a 26 or a 29. Personally I have no interest in anything other than 26, I have two bikes, a stock of tyres and other bits, a frame waiting to be built up and zero interest in anything not compatible.

Jambalaya, I thought it was you on the video until I saw the riders face!

Probably because no one will want one and there’ll be a stockpile?

I’ll admit as a 6ft+ rider I’m intrigued by 27.5 but even though the vid is ace 26″ bikes either don’t fit or look daft under me
26 will not die though I’m sure

Na, it’s win win really, his hand will be forced because SRAM et al drop 26 components from the range and he can cull the 26ers citing lack of components without really losing face. The rebel fighting the good fight but ultimately being over powered.

Saying he’s stuck with dead stock, as mentioned previously, it’s a brand new shipment of frames in new colours.

MTB Rob – No my point is not “S##t”.

I’m not and didn’t say no one is going to buy 26″ frames. It’s obvious that many with 26″ forks and wheels want a frame to match their current parts. Nor as you say, am I saying that those with 29’ers will chuck them and buy 650b bikes.

The point is it’s unlikely a small company like Cotic can redesign their entire frame range to 650b that quickly and get them shipped over at the turn of a switch. They are just getting their Rocket frames delivered to people, it’d be a tall order to expect such an overhaul.

Seeing as many of us don’t think the expense of 650b is worth it but would like a new frame, Cotic I’m sure will continue to do well but soon they’ll be forced to move with the times just like everyone.

26″ ain’t dead but it’s unlikely that Cotic will be a niche company only selling 26″ and 29″ bikes in the future.

66 Deg
met a guy who works for Specialized (riding a carbon enduro 29er)and he indicated that Specialized are/ have looking at and prototyping 650bs.
Just wondered if that info helped?!

I really should take up fishing……… 😉

Boring

At the end of the day, the “26 ain’t dead” thing is just an excuse to make a video. The actual content is irrelevant so long as it makes people think and talk about the brand.

Case in point, I was out in the woods this morning on my Rocket and bumped into a guy who as soon as he saw my bike started talking about the video. Wheel size didn’t come into it, it was just a brand associated with cool riding.

The guys obvioulsly have fun making them (John Horscroft for Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars 😀 ?). Most, bar a few miserable oiks enjoy watching them. Cy hopefully sells more frames on the back of it, and he plows a fair amount of that money and influence back into the local riding scene. Happy days all round, we all benefit.

Woohoo! 1st time I’ve been called above average 🙂

Er, which rock have you been hiding under pussy? They’ve been doing 29ers for a while now..

Pussywillow hides under bridges, not rocks

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Great question! 😀

A serp is basically short for serpentine and comes from the term serp rider which derives from the smooth serpentine trail in France which every new comer to the sport has been mislead and thinks it’s a typical downhill track and so wear there full body armour, neck braces to fit in with the rest of the serps while riding down it on there brand new hardly used carbon fibre 650b full on dh bike which has been recommended to them by all the magazine’s and marketing out there, the thing is, the serpentine track is more like a gravity fed pump track which gets very boring and predictable after the first berm and would be far more interesting riding down it on a shopping trolley.. I hope this has answered your question Matt. 😆

Pussy.

Yeh! Now we just need richmtbguru to join in as well and we’re sorted. Or would that use up the world’s entire supply of awesomeness in one go?

Ha, tug.

PW is the second to mention the legendary Serp trails, these 2 must be riding in the same places 😉