Yeah, they’re fine on flat, straight ground.
All three Norco sights models in 29. Reign 29, Process 29, Santa Cruz 29 models, Hartails - Unit, Honzo, Torrent - 29.that bad?
Looks like it would go downhill real good. Stopping is for the weak.Yeah, they’re fine on flat, straight ground.
As some one who only owns 26/157, I endorse this post.Agreed, 27.5 was a way for companies to obsolete 26 without putting in the effort developing half decent 29ers (Giant).
26 and 29 are perfectly fine and serve the whole market, no need for this inbetween bullshit.
Boost as well, 157mm is where its at.
Time for a 26"er no doubtBugger, I'm gonna have to sell my favourite bike...
damn
If you are just messing around and riding casually then anything will do fine. I do prefer a lightish bike and 120mm-140mm for generally trail faffery is about right.They were all heaps of fun. The main thing I got is I like mid travel, reasonably light weight bikes, and my current ride really serves me well. I don't like more XC oriented bikes and I don't like heavy sleds.
Thank you for the wise words, best post on this thread!!! What am I missing here? Why all the bitterness towards bike companies? You know, those guys/girls that have given you all years and in some cases decades of fun and joy? Am I naive, rose coloured glasses perhaps???? Possibly but I don't believe bike companies are out there literally going "right how do we fuck our customers and riders over next...."? I just don't see it and in this day and age when you can literally vote with your dollars why would they? I give them the beneift of the doubt in that I do think they try to put out the best possible product which leads to more sales anyway. I've said it before, there have definitely been fails, false starts and fuck ups in designs over the years but in my opinion this has given us the bikes we have today. I've got 2 27.5's and 2 29ers they are all really fucking good bikes. As Link said they have their strengths and weaknesses but, I LOVE them all and have had great times on all of them. Anyway just sayin.....I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. One bike cannot do it all.
26, 27.5 and 29 here.
All have their strengths and weaknesses. Depending on the location and how I’m feeling dictates what’s going to get ridden
In this decade we've seen some of the most blatant cash grabbing "your bike is now obsolete because reasons". Guaranteed I've forgotten some...Thank you for the wise words, best post on this thread!!! What am I missing here? Why all the bitterness towards bike companies? You know, those guys/girls that have given you all years and in some cases decades of fun and joy? Am I naive, rose coloured glasses perhaps????
Do you feel it's been the smaller companies leading the big guys over the last 5 years? Letting them take on all the risk, then coming in at the end.In this decade we've seen some of the most blatant cash grabbing "your bike is now obsolete because reasons". Guaranteed I've forgotten some...
Overdrive
Boost
Pressfit
29>26
275>29
29>275
Carbon (yeah, I'm arguing that's a cash grab too)
Bike companies aren't dumb. They've seen what a marketing monster like Apple could achieve, and with less actual advancements happening in bike design they've had to scrape around to find compelling reasons for us to part with our hard earned.
We've had some very real forward movement in shocks/forks/droppers, and I've managed to keep a couple of near decade old bikes very relevant with these upgrades. But as far as I'm concerned the bigger bike manufacturers have done roughly 1/2 of FA outside of marketing and making sure bikes are either broken or obsolete in a matter of a couple of seasons.
People that love carbonium and shiny new bikes full of buzzword tech each year will be fine with this though.
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Couldn't comment, I don't have the slightest idea who's leading the charge. I have a picture in my head of all the lizard alien heads of these companies getting together around a table and brainstorming new standards that we all needDo you feel it's been the smaller companies leading the big guys over the last 5 years? Letting them take on all the risk, then coming in at the end.
I disagree. These companies make their money from sales to a limited market and the only way they can get more money is to make predominantly existing buyers spend more. If we take the hub standards for example, most average riders were pretty much saying just use the DH standard and the industry came up with all sorts of excuses as to why it couldn't happen. Then what do you know a few months later they come up with overboost, which is practically DH standard but not reverse compatible with it, or anything else - go figure.Possibly but I don't believe bike companies are out there literally going "right how do we fuck our customers and riders over next...."?
Arguably where we should of started. All sorts of rumours that 26 were only used because they couldn't get 650b in time.650b was always a size.
Might be true, Geoff Apps was an early British MTB pioneer and went 650b/27.5. and 700C/29 too.Arguably where we should of started. All sorts of rumours that 26 were only used because they couldn't get 650b in time.
Good summary @Scotty T . For me on the same ride back on 27.5” wheels, but on a way higher end bike than I ever owned (your Bronson) here’s my observations:First 29er experience today. Everything everyone has said is true. @T-Rex and I did a bike swap for a stock loop of Stromlo up and down the front.
The bike was L and a shade small but still bigger than my old Trek. I somehow thought T-Rex was about my size but he's about 5cm shorter, must have been the forum name giving me bias.
So shock pressure was low for me, and controls not pointing down with long throw on the brakes like I run, I have bigger hands so was cramped and T-Rex the opposite. Setup is super important and I think is more exaggerated if under sprung than over.
We both also noticed the different spec of the bikes so the Scott wasn't as stiff as the Bronson and heavier. Anyway just run what ya brung princess Scotty.
Up hills, harder work but some good rewards where you just steamroll along saving energy not bouncing on small bumps. I noticed it deflected on a tech feature and flopped a bit, it took more effort to pull back. Bronson's front end is stiffer, T-Rex said his front wheel was a bit lo spec and we speculated that would have exaggerated the flop.
Downhills it felt long and sure footed, especially on the flowy last half of Skyline. Because of the soft shock I bottomed it out hard but definitely noticed it rolling over stuff better and the weight of the rotating wheels keeping it grounded and making it feel easy to go fast.
I'm a way off a new bike anyway, and I think an angle headset will add a bit of stability, having all that wheel length out in front plus 1.8 degree slacker on the Genius made the older Bronson feel a tad twitchy. When new bike time comes I'll be looking pretty hard at 29, but also at a Bronson if it doesn't become a 29 as predicted by the op article.