29er - do you or would you?
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If your gearing is such that every pedal stroke makes you travel further, then you are in a higher gear, and are NOT getting extra speed for no effort.John Moore wrote:racing.[/b]
Yes! For every pedal stroke you go further. 26” wheels are at a disadvantage. They are a race legal advantage for speed. And that also counts for the commute to and from work. Extra speed for no extra effort. Why wouldn’t you want it?0 -
You will travel further in the same gear on a bigger wheel. If you were in a 1:1 gear ratio a 29er would travel roughly 9.2 inches further for each full revolution of the pedals purely because of wheel size.0
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Put a 26er and a 29er side by side,downhill and freewheel.The 29er will travel further and faster.
My overwhelming,impression of trying a 29er was how easy it was to maintain speed.2006 Giant XTC
2010 Giant Defy Advanced
2016 Boardman Pro 29er
2016 Pinnacle Lithium 4
2017 Canondale Supersix Evo0 -
he's right, try it in sheldon browns gear inch calculator...0
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yeehaamcgee wrote:
If your gearing is such that every pedal stroke makes you travel further, then you are in a higher gear, and are NOT getting extra speed for no effort.John Moore wrote:racing.[/b]
Yes! For every pedal stroke you go further. 26” wheels are at a disadvantage. They are a race legal advantage for speed. And that also counts for the commute to and from work. Extra speed for no extra effort. Why wouldn’t you want it?
+1... that statement is BS.
29ers are slow off the mark and harder to get upto speed, however once your're there, it should be easier to maintain momentum though.0 -
As I said I didn't write it, I just copied and pasted it.
For the non converts, don't knock it until you've tried it over many miles of different sorts of trails.
26" wheels are BS (for me
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bigbenj_08 wrote:yeehaamcgee wrote:
If your gearing is such that every pedal stroke makes you travel further, then you are in a higher gear, and are NOT getting extra speed for no effort.John Moore wrote:racing.[/b]
Yes! For every pedal stroke you go further. 26” wheels are at a disadvantage. They are a race legal advantage for speed. And that also counts for the commute to and from work. Extra speed for no extra effort. Why wouldn’t you want it?
+1... that statement is BS.
29ers are slow off the mark and harder to get upto speed, however once your're there, it should be easier to maintain momentum though.
Wouldn't say slow- too many variables with any bike.... I can get the 29er up to speed quicker than my Reign if thats on Swampies...
Tyres regardless of size I think have a bigger effecct than most people think. I have been running my Swift on WTB Weirwolf 2.55 LT's and they roll fast.... Not good in mud tho'!
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ratty2k wrote:bigbenj_08 wrote:yeehaamcgee wrote:
If your gearing is such that every pedal stroke makes you travel further, then you are in a higher gear, and are NOT getting extra speed for no effort.John Moore wrote:racing.[/b]
Yes! For every pedal stroke you go further. 26” wheels are at a disadvantage. They are a race legal advantage for speed. And that also counts for the commute to and from work. Extra speed for no extra effort. Why wouldn’t you want it?
+1... that statement is BS.
29ers are slow off the mark and harder to get upto speed, however once your're there, it should be easier to maintain momentum though.
Wouldn't say slow- too many variables with any bike.... I can get the 29er up to speed quicker than my Reign if thats on Swampies...
Tyres regardless of size I think have a bigger effecct than most people think. I have been running my Swift on WTB Weirwolf 2.55 LT's and they roll fast.... Not good in mud tho'!
Aye.. I plan to get some mavic crossmark tyres for my 29er... aparently they provide good grip levels but a pretty fast rolling too
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I'm on the crossmarks after Weirwolf LT's and they roll as well as each other.0
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That carbon niner IS very nice! Seen it a few times on MTBR where there is a large 29er section of the forums. RIP9 is my fave of theirs as its such a good do it all bike.
Intense when they bring out theirs looks promising... If I could only have one bike it would be a 29er full sus...
Oh, and as regards tyres being mentioned, currently (experimenting!) on a Maxxis Ardent 2.25 front and a Schwalbe Little Albert 2.1 out backBeen on the LT Weirwolf's during summer, trying to find a combo that will be better when things eventually get cold and wet.
Oh, and here's mine (sorry being a pic whore!) to prove I do...
Oh, and that intense I mentioned:
Even Santa Cruz in on the act as well now: (was on the front page I know...)
http://www.santacruzbicycles.com/tallboy/0
