26 vs. 29'er

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by Getter on Fri Apr 25, 2014 2:01 am

Haha...yikes.

More drop than Emily Batty's bar?
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by Weenie on Fri Apr 25, 2014 2:01 am


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by bm0p700f on Mon Apr 28, 2014 12:33 am

The problem for me is not whether 29er are better (they are) is what do I do with the 4 26" bikes I own.
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by leugene on Mon Apr 28, 2014 12:02 pm

Sell them all until worth any... :) Or leave till museum time!
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by derek on Sat May 17, 2014 7:46 pm

650B only way to go.
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by stevemuzzy on Tue May 20, 2014 7:28 pm

I recently bought a 29er. My current stable consists of a 160 mm canyon strive and a 140mm on one steel hardtail. I sold a 23lbs stumpjumper hardtail to get the 29er (giant anthem) and built it up with full xt groupset and its circa 26 or 27lbs. How does it compare? On 80% of my rides its faster however it feels compromised on very steep up or down and anything properly technical in comparison to the other 2 bikes.

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by weeni on Mon May 26, 2014 5:21 am

Anyone bought chinese OEM 29" HT frame? like Model IP-057? i heard it from www.mtbr.com
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