27.5 is dead

[Scotty T]

I actually agree with most of this. Damn.

https://www.mtb-mag.com/en/opinion-27-5-is-dead

 

[Sethius]

Think that's been coming for a while.. Thus why I can't decide between the clay or the Glen. I feel the Glen is the safer option for future reasons. Was going to be a mullet anyways.

 

[Scotty T]

Think that's been coming for a while.. Thus why I can't decide between the clay or the Glen. I feel the Glen is the safer option for future reasons. Was going to be a mullet anyways.

Yeah the bonus is that you can run 27.5 on a 29 easily if you want mullet. But even that is gonna be applicable mainly to Enduro/DH racing, in everyday riding it doesn't really matter especially with dinner plate cassettes.

 

[rowdyflat]

Stupid comments for the sheep .
Predictions have been 26 inch is dead ,well not around here with tight hand built tracks .
Jazz is dead didnt happen either ,
Democracy will be dead by 1950. John Langdon-Davies, A Short History of The Future, 1936.
“Telemark is dead“ also wrong.
Even Mark Twain and Elvis . Wish Trump was.

 

[born-again-biker]

Oh Jesus here we go.

 

[wkkie]

What a load of shit, "safety"??! WTF! Seriously??

 

[ozzybmx]

No 650b... what about the little people !

 

[wkkie]

No 650b... what about the little people !

Or the big people that aren't that fond of big wheels??

 

[SummitFever]

The writer sounds like a peanut. I like this quote in particular "Everyone thought they were being sold a bill of goods with Boost spacing, but I bet you’d hate to ride a bike with the old spacing standard. "

Yeah, I hate riding my non-boost bikes... How on earth did anyone manage to actually stay upright before the invention of 29" wheels and boost. It's a miracle we're all still alive.

 

[ozzybmx]

Or the big people that aren't that fond of big wheels??

Yes ! So whilst growing up, Kids/Women/Blokes that dont like big wheels have to jump from 24" straight to 29".

Start throwing those wheels out too, mega boost 157 is here.

 

[SummitFever]

Yes ! So whilst growing up, Kids/Women/Blokes that dont like big wheels have to jump from 24" straight to 29".

With any luck 27.5 will die a well deserved death and we can have 26" back for those that like/need smaller wheels.

 

[carpetrunner]

26+ in boost?

 

[discofrank]

not even sam hill has won a EWS ROUND! on his 29'r wheels..... i dont need boost spacing i have a stronger rear wheel than anyone with a boost rear

 

[Mr Crudley]

Here we go. Let me guess, it is a consumer pull and not and industry push..... Err...... Right......

 

[safreek]

The writer sounds like a peanut. I like this quote in particular "Everyone thought they were being sold a bill of goods with Boost spacing, but I bet you’d hate to ride a bike with the old spacing standard. "

Yeah, I hate riding my non-boost bikes... How on earth did anyone manage to actually stay upright before the invention of 29" wheels and boost. It's a miracle we're all still alive.

That's what made me think "what a fuckwit"
Probably knows more than me about bikes but what a stupid statement

 

[ozzybmx]

26+ in boost?

We already have that, they're called fatbikes, 197mm x 12mm rear spacing and 150mm x 15mm front.

 

[moorey]

No 650b... what about the little people !

26

 

[LPG]

Nothing wrong with 27.5 as such but once you have 2 relevant wheel sizes it seemed pretty ridiculous to add a third. There really isn't that big a difference between 26 and 29 that you needed a middle ground. Not when you can change suspension, tyre width, geometry etc.

 

[T-Rex]

The safety comment is drawing a bit of a long bow given the nature of MTB. Can’t refute the rest of it though.

In particular: “the stopwatch tells no lies”. I’ve proven this one in a back to back test on the flow trail at Thredbo, 29 was 15 sec faster than 27.5.

 

[Mattyp]

nigga please....