forget your 29er get a 96er

Lapierre t 400

For those of you that would like a change from 29ers,Jenson usa has bought out 96ers
you can now buy a bike frame that is designed to take a 29"front wheel and a 26"rear wheel.
http://www.jensonusa.com/store/product/ ... Frame.aspx

toby_winkler

Hasn't this set up been being used for a while now by certain people? I have certainly read about people using 29 up front and 26 rear on a standard frame.

Obviously this is a specific frame for the cause, so guessing the geometry is better suited etc... which seems like quite a decent idea.

mattv

26/24 was used over 10 years ago on a Spesh DH rig, I think it was a Big Hit?

cooldad

Carver started making those in 2006, hardly new.

cooldad

They also make a Killer B with 650 wheels

bike-a-swan

Trek make (made?) one. Hardly niche!

cooldad

Trek did around the same time.

thel33ter

And Moots have been making a few hardtails avaliable in 96er, as well as a full sus one too.

joshtp

a bit nuts, and a compromise of both.... but it does sound like quite an interesting idea... would love a go on one... it's a bit like a long forked HT without all the bad points of a long forked HT, like excessive brake dive, and hugely changing head angles under fork compression.

njee20

Aye, Trek have had the 69ers for ages, there's even a 69er Enduro race team, Shaggy, Matt Carr etc

tptvmbircn

don't really get that tbh, this hype about 29ers etc go out and get a lovely CX bike i say...

Lapierre t 400

didn't realise they where old news,I had never seen them before

Shaggy_Dog

joshtp wrote:

a bit nuts, and a compromise of both.... but it does sound like quite an interesting idea... would love a go on one... it's a bit like a long forked HT without all the bad points of a long forked HT, like excessive brake dive, and hugely changing head angles under fork compression.

Apart from the fact that it's only as fast as the slowest wheel. I.E. The small, unsuspended rear wheel.

supersonic

I think I'd design it the other way round lol, larger rear wheel, small front with the fork.

bike-a-swan

If nothing else, carrying around two sizes of tube would annoy me.

Anonymous

If you're going to have different sized wheels, at least do it properly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZXlAUcmPNw

popstar

deadkenny wrote:

If you're going to have different sized wheels, at least do it properly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZXlAUcmPNw

Sick skillz dude!

Raymondavalon

Lapierre t 400 wrote:

didn't realise they where old news,I had never seen them before

Seen the first in the flesh at Cannock Chase earlier this year, it did have forks up front though.
The owner of the bike said that the 29" front end made a remarkable difference and it was the best way to see if he got on with a 29'er before investing in a new [29] frame. However he got on so well with the 29/26 combo he decided to keep the bike

Shaggy_Dog

supersonic wrote:

I think I'd design it the other way round lol, larger rear wheel, small front with the fork.

I've often though that, but I'd miss the front wheel traction of the 29 inch wheel. I haven't ridden one so I can't comment. I think a 26 rear with 29 rigid front would be a great way of making a light affordable mountain bike that's more capable than a cheap hardtail with a shitty fork

Shaggy_Dog

supersonic wrote:

I think I'd design it the other way round lol, larger rear wheel, small front with the fork.

I've often though that, but I'd miss the front wheel traction of the 29 inch wheel. I haven't ridden one so I can't comment. I think a 26 rear with 29 rigid front would be a great way of making a light affordable mountain bike that's more capable than a cheap hardtail with a shitty fork