flamshmizer
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That's actually pretty exciting. I'm very interested to see if there is a difference and how big it is. Will be staying tuned.
2012 World cup team rumours....(NOW 2013)
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rider124
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i know that, but why dont they get their team to concentrate on a carbon build instead of playing with the geometry.
flamshmizer
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Because noone has done 650B wheels before? Everyones doing carbon, they might be onto the next best thing before anyone else. No point spending loads of cash on setting up production for carbon frames if they can make a better bike with 650B wheels. Then they can concentrate on making a carbon 650B bike.
I'm not saying the bigger wheels will be better, they could be a catastrophic failure. But I don't know, neither do you, neither does anyone else. After they've tried it we'll all know if it was a worthwhile experiment. In the meantime theres no use pouring big dollars into something that could be old hat in 2-3 years.
jrewing
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Bullshit..
Art Vanderlay
Hourly daily
To hold up the 0
The 650B is a good option, they were very positive about the 29er 951 they built a while ago, I think this is a smart move the benefits are there and shown with 29er going half way is interesting. I will be watching it vividly though. I would imagine smaller riders will get on these first, given they will increase the steering radius a smaller rider wont be so hurt by that, further more with its improvement to roll over obstacles the heavier guys carry more momentum. That said us light weights can float over everything 
Nerf Herder
Wheel size expert
B = Beta ... as in not VHS :evil:
Lt Dan
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some of the scott 11 team riders were using 650b wheel at the world champs
http://www.vitalmtb.com/photos/features/How-Did-You-Miss-It,4280/Scott-11-Team-at-World-Champs-Not-Hiding-Something,42167/sspomer,2
Topperharley
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erm, team rumours thread, not another wheel size argument?
Yeah, right on! Lets get back to the wild claims of what Sam Hill will do. I'm loving watching this unfold!
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heavyp
You heard it here first
"Hear, hear"Yeah, right on! Lets get back to the wild claims of what Sam Hill will do. I'm loving watching this unfold!
cressa
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As entertaining as off season sponsorship speculation is, this is by far the best post in this thread.
DeBloot
Feeling old
From shivers up the spine to hands over the face
I argee I still watch that every now and then in amazment
heavyp
You heard it here first
And they banned skin suits ? ahha anyways back on to topic guys surely that factory giant news is worth talking about Marcelo Gutierrez Villegas is very fast and got me lots of points last year I finished 47th overall in the dirt fantasy league oh yeah back on to topic
RUMOURS AND TEAM NEWS
rider124
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there was reports of troy and gwin doing a few things together a few pages back?