29rs look silly

Raymondavalon

Even here on the dark continent, the disease known as the "29'er" is on the rise
I seen a guy on a 29'er MTB cycling along with some roadies last Sunday.. like WTF are you doing dude? one 29'er and about a dozen roadies.. and he was keeping up, or the roadies were 'slow', or could it be true? 29'ers are really that fast?

ddraver

Was perusing a recent Privateer magazine (only MTB mag I can get out here) and the dude that is Rob Warner says he rides 29ers because they re so much faster...

Gazlar

Hmmm it's made me think........... what about putting a 29er fork on a 26 and slackening the head but keeping a 26 on the rear?

Now that would look silly.......like a reverse chopper.

Raymondavalon

Gazlar wrote:

Hmmm it's made me think........... what about putting a 29er fork on a 26 and slackening the head but keeping a 26 on the rear?

Now that would look silly.......like a reverse chopper.

I seen one of those type "hybrids" at Cannock Chase once... must be a West Midlands thing

mrmonkfinger

Gazlar wrote:

Hmmm it's made me think........... what about putting a 29er fork on a 26 and slackening the head but keeping a 26 on the rear?

Now that would look silly.......like a reverse chopper.

Go the whole hog, put a 24" on the back.

Daz555

I do think small 29ers do look a little odd - a bit like a baby giraffe - all legs and no body.

I'm not against 29ers and I would not rule one out when I eventually end up replacing my FSRxc - not for many years yet unless I break it.

cat_with_no_tail

Gazlar wrote:

Hmmm it's made me think........... what about putting a 29er fork on a 26 and slackening the head but keeping a 26 on the rear?

Now that would look silly.......like a reverse chopper.

Meh, been done 5years ago.

http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/article/p ... -ht-17335/

69er - *snigger*

Mad_Malx

Gazlar wrote:

Hmmm it's made me think........... what about putting a 29er fork on a 26 and slackening the head but keeping a 26 on the rear?

Now that would look silly.......like a reverse chopper.

Cannondale made MTBs in the 80's with 24 at the back and 26 at the front.