i received a kebab shop menu, a friend of mine got a canyon strive. . . he wasn’t willing to swap 🙁

what comedyphil said

theres also a short loop in the garw valley that has recently opened.

the difference would be so small i doubt anyone would notice if you didn’t tell them

dude that is not what i’d call a “hairline” crack 😯

or that the scientific data is not what the manufacturers want you to see.

but surely if they were faster the roadie companies would make them, afterall speed is king in the lycra world

truth ^^^

@thisisnotaspoon
i don’t buy the whole moulton argument the uci rules state that wheels can be as small as 20.5″ including tyres if the smaller wheels were faster the pro tour teams would be using them especially the likes of sky with their love of “marginal gains”

no one seems to have mentioned the mental aspect, i don’t know about you but i usually know what gear i like to be in for different climbs and stick to it, could be that subconsciously you know you can push 32×25 gearing up a certain hill so did the same on both bikes with the slight change in speed being due to the wheel diameter being bigger.
without a powertap its impossible to know.
i have a strong suspicion that powertaps have been used on different wheel sizes but the data not published because there was bugger all difference, more speed for a given power output would be a marketing mans dream there’s no way they wouldn’t use it.

not really, most people use bigger tyres so they can run lower pressures without risking smashing rims up.

10 29ers at afan must be some kind of record, i live local to the place and ride there quite often, the only time ive seen more than 3 29ers in one day was when the flat lander’s invaded to do the gravity enduro.
don’t know what its like in other parts of the country but in south wales 29″ wheels seem to be for the hardcore xc types and beginner’s

looking at the designs of some 650b frames i’ve seen the mud clearance thing is a common problem, most seem to be 26″ frames with the chain/seatstay braces moved about 5mm.

fox 26 forks don’t clear 650b tyres anymore they changed the shape of the fork bridge to make it “stiffer” and it now has much less clearace.
coincidence? i think not, just more proof that its all about making existing parts redundant so they can sell you the new parts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xreZdUBqpJs

yep super weak that plastic malarky 🙄

carbon frames stopped being fragile when strength was made the priority rather than light weight.

i wouldn’t worry about it too much outside the lycra XC world and the surrey “hills” 29ers are still about as common as the lochness monster.

jumping is 90% bottle 5% technique and 5% repetition i learned to do it aged about 7 on a raleigh striker without a skills coach in sight

do the old moto-x trick and stick a sanitary towel to your forehead.

contrary to what the magazines claim and clown bike evangelists believe conventional sized wheels still outsell 29ers by a very large margin.

recent riding buddies new bikes include

intense carbine 26
enduro evo 26
canyon strive 26
canyon nerve 26
and theres a five inbound too.

of course they are longer, longer wheel bases + 3″ in extra wheel diameter to add.

you did it wrong its extremely easy to batter someone while they are in or trying to get out of a car, every time i see these threads i’m amazed how passive you people seem to be, if some one is trying to get out of their car they’re doing it to have a go at you so retaliate in advance. oh and a top tip, if the opportunity arises grab the keys out of the ignition and throw them in a bush/pond/drain etc. to lessen the chance of vanquished foe trying to run you over a few miles down the road.

i stopped reading the pink bike review of the 29er enduro as soon as they stated how fast it rolled across the carpark compared to the 26″ version 🙄

the idea for 650b wheels is simply there because manufacturers know that 29″ wheels are not very practical for the more gravity assisted types of riding, they do however like the way that bigger wheels render all your current forks, wheels, frames, tyres etc useless.
the logical choice was to come up with a wheel size that still renders most of you existing parts useless but is almost impossible to tell apart from a 26″ wheel for most riders and doesn’t have the same physical and engineering limitations as the true wagon wheelers.

super rocky to the point of it getting tiresome was my feeling, never ridden a trail with so little reward for the climbing (except cwmcarn), there were 2 decent sections about a third of the way in and a couple of fun bits near the end but the rest was just lots of riding over rocks and through puddles.

2 days too late for our trip to north wales, rode penmachno instead, what an utterly joyless trail, the only place i’ve been where you climb on singletrack to descend on fire roads, only 1.5 of the 20 miles are enjoyable.

soul sheeple ASSSEEMMBLEEE.

agree’d it doesn’t sound like a massive event, the dragon ride has 4500 riders all riding the same day.

stimpy i think he wants to take you out on a date.

hope its open by saturday, of up north wales for the weekend on friday.

but are the bars the same height as the seat? this is the all important measurement when considering bike geometry as is sitting on the bike in a shop.

canyon strive, giant glory, sx trail, ribble sportive carbon roadie. and none of them have the seat the same height as the bars, how on earth have i managed to ride all these years.

so much excitement about a generic, budget, clown bike.

the extra metal on the 530’s simply helps with clipping in, they offer no more support than 520’s

your in the wrong place to discuss bikes mate, this place is more of a chatroom for bored middle managers to have 14 page threads on what colour dustcaps would work best on the latest cotic they’ve bought.

OP this is the STW forum, the majority of members would suggest a 29er hartail if you said you were looking to ride the redbull rampage.

just use a works components slackset. exactly like installing a standard headset.

http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/FBTITEGV1/titus_el_guapo_x9_lyrik_reverb_ccdb

this is hard to beat for value too.

ah that old chestnut again, probaly a hacked account, a business with a gmail account Hmmmmmm

the 29er in its natural habitat.

yes get a full suspension bike, don’t listen to the cotic loving Luddites on this forum that think riding steel hardtails makes them super skilled trail warriors.

i’ve got the 2013 strive AL8, its a great bit of kit, it does need the volume reducers if your more than 13st as it does blow through travel a bit. i’d have no problem recommending a strive to anyone.