Bit more random thoughts have popped into my head.
For technical riding, it will be hard to compare my rigid raiding against a dual susser.
On fast open DH tracks, Fort William and Glencoe, not so tight or technical, my Karate Monkey was super stable.
I tried to jump a bomb hole on the old army road/jeep track at Glencoe, that burst the lower headset bearing.
On a tighter shorter more technical track, steering was fairly nimble, getting your bum out over the back may require some adjustment, bigger wheel=more bum buzz.
I found the limit of the v-brakes and steeper riding, hence discs to come. Under heavy front braking there is an element of the v-brake twisting the rim, not much but enough to veer off into clipping a tree.
I would expect a more up to AM/DH bike with disc brakes to ride as well as a 26″ once you are dialled in to it.
Have seen a fair few photo’s of 29ers ripping some of the technical trails out in Whistler.
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