If 26er is good and 29er is better...

whtbread

whtbread

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If 26er is good and 29er is better, is 32nder best? Too much wheel to get spinning or will the bikes of the future have even bigger wheels then 29ers?

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Heard about bigger than 29ers. Just not sure how well trying to turn the bigger wheels on trail would be. I guess 32 wouldn't be too bad but 36ers would be difficult to turn on anything remotely resembling a switchback or twisty singletrack.
 
Going any bigger than 29" is just dumb. It is just another way for someone to make something new to sell to people.
 
What ever happened to "if it's not broken, don't fix it"? I'm not sure what these extra large wheels have fixed from a 26er?
 
it was broken and "fixed" several times before.

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The future of bikes is undoubtedly a return to the old form penny farthing bicycles, but with an internal geared hub in lieu of the direct drive. With that set-up, you could create a bicycle with quasi-unlimited wheel size that is as easy to pedal as your smallest granny ratio. Of course, the gear box itself would have to be taller and probably thicker than the rider but, hell -- with a massive wheel circumference, you'd have the clearance, right? I envision a mountainbike race where the winner would only need to pedal once to complete the course ... provided, of course, there are aboslutley no turns on that course. Yup, mountainbiking will change forever when I introduce the all new 1speed's patented Ridiculosipede ... anyone want to invest now, get in on the ground floor?
 
bonefishjake said:
it was broken and "fixed" several times before.
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I see/know why those early bikes have changed. but, they changed 90% of the design through the evolution. Going from 26 to 29 to 36 doesn't change to basic Bicycle design, except for larger wheels and the larger frame and etc. to fit larger wheels....Other than to make rolling over a 6 inch root a slight bit easier, which in tern makes most of our exercise easier(which shouldn't be what we want, exercise should be hard)...I still don't see what was "broken".
 
I think 29" wheels are pushing the limits of strength. The larger radius adds a lot of leverage on the wheel. It might work for a light rider but with a standard with hub and 10 speed cassette i think it would be way to flexy.
 
GodBear said:
I see/know why those early bikes have changed. but, they changed 90% of the design through the evolution. Going from 26 to 29 to 36 doesn't change to basic Bicycle design, except for larger wheels and the larger frame and etc. to fit larger wheels....Other than to make rolling over a 6 inch root a slight bit easier, which in tern makes most of our exercise easier(which shouldn't be what we want, exercise should be hard)...I still don't see what was "broken".
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there is an article somewhere, clearly i can't find it, but it talks about WHY wheel sizes went from 29 to 26 to begin with. IIRC it wasn't all that long ago.

so i have to ask, have you even ridden a 29" bike? both wheel sizes certainly have their strengths.
 
I am tall with long legs and for me, the 26er was broken. It simply didn't fit me well no matter what frame size.
 
I have one of each types of bikes (HT 29'er and FS 26'er). They each have their pluses and minuses. I am no pro, I've only been back to riding for a year and a half but I can see why people would like one of the other. But personally, I can't see the point of 36" wheels unless you are riding on ruddy straight flat trails, like in the great plains.
 
JumpinJosh said:
I have one of each types of bikes (HT 29'er and FS 26'er). They each have their pluses and minuses. I am no pro, I've only been back to riding for a year and a half but I can see why people would like one of the other. But personally, I can't see the point of 36" wheels unless you are riding on ruddy straight flat trails, like in the great plains.
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I agree. Although I've been favoring my 29er HT (still has that new car smell).
 
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