On Aug 9, 12:11 pm, René Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> wrote: >The big wheels have given him a sense of stability, the confidence to know >that he > can roll over pretty much anything that is still cross-country and has > enabled him to acquire much better riding skills.
so he didn't try a 26er? afterall, 26inch is bigger than 24inch. i still don't understand what wheelsize has to do with riding skills or stability. lots of touring bikes use 26 inch wheels. are they unstable? > Maybe on a dual suspension 26er the experience would have been > similar. if wheels size is the issue, why would 26er, regardless of suspension, be similar? you say big wheels lead to a "sense" of stability, not suspension. > I've been mountain biking since 1999, first with hardtails, then with > DS bikes with progressively more travel, but my eyes were opened to > the wonders of the larger wheels when I first mountain biked with my > Bombadil. is the geometry of the Bombadil comparable to modern MTBs? > With the 29er wheels and fat tires, you really can do away without > suspension and recover a lot of the pure fun that seems to have gotten > lost with the super technical dual suspension bikes that call for > higher speeds and/or gnarlier groomed trails to "have fun". i'd say the same about 26ers and fat tires. > Many of the trails where it's legal to mountain bike in the SF Bay > Area are groomed and keep getting "sanitized" to make them easier and > safer (and reduce liability) so they become boring to ride for expert > riders. Riding them on the Hunqapillar or any other unsuspended 29er > makes them a lot if fun to ride again. again, why wouldn't an unsuspended 26er be just as much fun? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
