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That's pretty awesome. Also interesting that there was no deceleration on the 29er. The math definitely explains that and good to hear that math appears to be correct ... heh.I know the "hang up" thing you're talking about and yep, I can see how a 29er would overcome that to some extent. Still, I've never really had a problem with that particular issue ... must be something to do with my riding style (or lack of :-D).
I wouldn't suggest that it would have anything to do with you're riding style, in fact.
The bike I had before the Epic was a Yeti 575. At Lysty, there are plenty of places that have roots across the tracks. Sometimes, these are small, but the bigger ones are up to about 10cm or so. When I'd hit these at speed, I'd lift the front wheel to clear them, but allow the back wheel to suck it up. I would always feel a distict deceleration as the tire would "hang up" , the suspension would then do it's thing, and I'd be on my way.
On the epic, this didn't happen. At all.
With evidence like that, it's impossible to argue, really.I was amazed. I found myself in the latter part of my test ride actively seeking out all of the rooty lines just to see if i could feel it slow down or be impeded somehow, and it didn't. That's definitely one of the reasons i wanted one.
The main shop I'm looking to buy a frame from is taking a really long time to give me a price and it's starting to frustrate me a bit. I would've thought that a sale of $5000+ might mean more interest, even though I'm not buying a complete bike. I don't know why it's taking so long but if things carry on at the speed they're at now, 650B will be the standard by the time I've got a quote for the 26er.