I'm a big fan of 29" wheels, but I have to say that, after riding a Fargo and, earlier, a Monocog 29er, as nice as these are for sand and chop, if you then get on a light, non-suspension 26er, there is a huge difference in the feeling of nimbleness -- acceleration and especially the readiness to change direction. I myself believe that this feeling is the result of a real difference.
Perhaps a 22 lb carbon fiber 29er would feel less ponderous in comparison -- my Fargo weighs at least 30 lb and the Monocog was about the same, but I myself would eventually like to get a nice, high end, non-suspended 26er for singletrack -- either a ss or a 1xN. Of course, #1 choice for dirt remains the 29er. Patrick Moore, who just rode dirt on his 29er Fargo in the bosque of ABQ, NM. On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 1:36 PM, Mike Schiller <[email protected]>wrote: > I'm with the deac on this one... 29er bikes are so much better in off road > conditions. If you are over,say 5' 8' I would stick with 700c wheels. I > road an '87 Stumpy for a while, it was fun but off-road it was no match > for the big wheels and I got rid of it for that reason. > > The other thing is that tire mfgers are starting to shrink their off road > tire lines for 26' wheels as 650B blossoms. > > ~mike > Carlsbad Ca. > > >> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Albuquerque, NM, USA Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
