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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Sep 16, 2012 - 11:27pm PT
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Wow Dana...! You are really serious about this sh#t...: : )
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Tan Slacks
climber
Joshua Tree
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Sep 16, 2012 - 11:34pm PT
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Very cool bike Bruce. I have been doing bike packing for awhile now and I use a Salsa Fargo with tubeless 29r's. Enjoy
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Captain...or Skully
climber
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Sep 16, 2012 - 11:44pm PT
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Ridin' on, McFartin......Or is that an inadvertent pun?
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Srbphoto
climber
Kennewick wa
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Sep 16, 2012 - 11:48pm PT
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29er's are faster on technical downhills, uphills, singletrack Etc., Etc., ask the pros they know
Aaron Gwin rides a 26 pretty fast on somewhat technical terrain.
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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Sep 16, 2012 - 11:52pm PT
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technically speaking its a 29er, but a touring bike, not mountain. It just so happens its for sale if anyone is interested (Motobecane steel frame, XT derailleur and hubs...) Sea of Cortez / Bahia del Conception in background.
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Nohea
Trad climber
Living Outside the Statist Quo
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Sep 17, 2012 - 12:40am PT
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For the last year I have enjoyed the 2011 Specialized Epic 29. Best ride of my life, the suspension rocks, charges up hill, and floats downhill. I have even thought about getting back into xterra WC again but just love hittin the trails.
Aloha,
Will
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BruceAnderson
Social climber
Los Angeles currently St. Antonin, France
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 17, 2012 - 12:41am PT
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Yeah Joe, climbing is still at the top of the list and we'll see how much of both I can do. The only upshot is I have basically 7 days a week to work out the balance. As climbing season hits it's npeak I'm sure I'll be riding less though.
on another note, Gorge du Tarn is back open and only a couple hours from our village. Get yer butt over here!
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BruceAnderson
Social climber
Los Angeles currently St. Antonin, France
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 17, 2012 - 12:48am PT
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and only a few years left to push the grades...le sigh...
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D.Eubanks
climber
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Sep 17, 2012 - 12:55am PT
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I have a 26" full suspension Turner that's a great bike, that I don't even ride anymore. The 29er hardtail carbon superfly is much more responsive and faster and climbs way better than the Turner even on lock-out.
29er is the bike for xc racing.
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Captain...or Skully
climber
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Sep 17, 2012 - 12:57am PT
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Sara Bara Marinara Rides a 29. She's a badass.
She likes it.
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Sep 17, 2012 - 01:09am PT
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no offense to my friends in the homosexual community, but 29ers are the gayist sh#t ever
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BruceAnderson
Social climber
Los Angeles currently St. Antonin, France
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 17, 2012 - 01:11am PT
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either you've never ridden one, or you've smoked a lot of pole. just sayin...
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Sep 17, 2012 - 01:18am PT
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no credible rider gives a fukk about downhill. I ride a $100 Sears Huffy downhill and lag your $3,000 29'er by .12 seconds. We climb 3,000 feet and I dust your 29'er by 7 minutes
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Fat Dad
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Sep 17, 2012 - 07:19pm PT
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I'll be finally buying a new bike this year (after riding my current rig for a good 20 yrs.) and I haven't been able to bring myself to consider a 29. I can see the some of the additional power you might get climbing, though I tend to rely on my legs, not the bike to get me uphill. Also, I have a heck of a time seeing how those bigger wheels are going to be anything but a burden on technical descents. Nicer for rolling over some types of obstacles, but not for maneuvering.
Am I just wrong on that point?
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briham89
Big Wall climber
los gatos. ca
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Sep 17, 2012 - 07:27pm PT
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29er's are faster on technical downhills, uphills, singletrack Etc., Etc., ask the pros they know
Um no on the technical dh part....the larger wheel creates a larger centrifugal force which makes them more stable, but decreases the "agile" or quick turn response for technical dh.
Not trying to sh#t on 29ers they are great for just about everything but "technical dh."
BTW check out scott 2013 genius lt.......650B!!!!! That bike is going to be sick
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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Sep 17, 2012 - 09:01pm PT
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Dana ^^, interesting to read your comments on the 29ers and XC. Thanks for your explanation. What "carbon superfly" do you have?
My 26" inch Specialized comp hard tail was stolen a month ago, so I found a Turner 5 Spot, after demoing 29 and 26 Specialized and Turners for a couple days. Was amazed at what I could roll over on the 29ers, but ended up with a 26. The new full suspension bike is a LOT more work on the uphill (of course, compared w/a hardtail), but the performance on the down with the Turner is so quick. The 29s were very fun to ride and they are way faster on moderate terrain.... getting them back up to speed in variable terrain with lots of up and down is not as easy.
(edit - i know i'm mixing 26 and 29ers, hardtail and DH....not very scientific comparison)
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Sep 17, 2012 - 09:03pm PT
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My new ride..get it in a week.
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D.Eubanks
climber
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Sep 17, 2012 - 10:39pm PT
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kunlun_shan, it's a 09 Gary Fisher superfly. 29ers can take time getting used too.
Only disadvantage I know is on tight (hairpin) turns.
They make riding fun again.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Sep 17, 2012 - 10:47pm PT
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I've never flatted on my 29er..On my old 26 stump jumper , i'd get flats now and then...So there's a thumbs up for 29er's....
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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Trad climber
San Francisco, Ca
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Sep 17, 2012 - 10:50pm PT
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I'm rolling with a 29er single speed. Super fun and quiet.
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