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Stephen Matthews 29er Shred On The North Shore
MEC Ghost rider Stephen Matthews spends a day sampling the chocolate loam on Vancouver's North Shore.
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bjorntsc
(Feb 19, 2013 at 2:47)
I feel like this would have been sicker on a 26" bike...
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@force - suspension has never really been about 'smoothing the trail out'. its to keep you in contact with the ground more, giving you more control enabling you to go faster.
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Hadn't really thought of it this way before, but smoothing out the trail is the same as being in control, so in a lot of ways a 29" wheel does improve suspension.
I am a 26" guy and will stick with it till they are dead, but 29" certainly has its advantages and I am told by my friends that it really helps you stick a line. So if it makes you faster or makes the ride more fun, it is a worth while improvement. That worth while improvement for a lot of people is the 29" wheel.
I am a 26" guy and will stick with it till they are dead, but 29" certainly has its advantages and I am told by my friends that it really helps you stick a line. So if it makes you faster or makes the ride more fun, it is a worth while improvement. That worth while improvement for a lot of people is the 29" wheel.
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Sorry @bendy. Personally the whole point of Mtb for me is rough trails that require technique and skill and the rougher the better as that's where the fun comes for me,where's the fun in having the bike take away the technical side of trails by rolling over everything? I don't want smooth,the road is smooth. If the trails to difficult then try an easier one and improve your skills rather than just flattening everything in your path with bigger wheels,it just bemuses me.
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So why not ride a rigid 20 inch? That would take much more skill and technique. Where does your logic end? I ride 26 and 29. I love my 29er but it has nothing to do with "smoothing out" trails. I'm really tall and a 29er feels like a bike that was finally made to fit someone my size. Even if it did take away the tech, then you could just ride trails that are even more technical. Anyway, I see your point, but not everyone rides a 29er because it makes the trail easier.
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And you can't ride a 26" like a 20", but no one is moaning and groaning about that. To me, the terrain determines the equipment, and if it's faster, more fun, and more comfortable on a 29, than great. If not, then ride something else. But all this arbitrary "this is what existed when I started, and so I'll never ride anything else, no matter what the terrain..." Is just silly.
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Ha have both 26 and 29er my 29er has a shorter wheelbase than my 26 and loves tight twisty slow or fast corners.