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26" or "29er" ?Advice please

  • 05-02-2009 1:14pm
    #1
    adzer086
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭


    Ive decided to buy a hardtail mtb after been outta the sport for a few years.After doing my research on all the differt makes and models its defo going to be a hardtail. but now im confused.... whats the story with these 29er bikes that some of the house brand names are producing.

    whats the advantages / dis advantages to a 29" over the 26"?

    does the 29er climb better?

    are many people taking to them?

    Can they be raced in the same categories?

    cheers for the help

    adz


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  • #2
    Gavin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,676 ✭✭✭Gavin


    Best to stick with a 26" wheel I'd have thought. Less hassle getting tubes/tyres/forks


  • #3
    Morgan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,481 ✭✭✭Morgan


    I've never ridden one. You don't see many of them on the trails at all.

    They're very big in the US, less so in the UK, unknown on the continent and rare here.

    They can be raced in any category AFAIK.


  • #4
    blorg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,995 ✭✭✭✭blorg


    Wikipedia has some information as to the trade-offs. Personally I think I would go for a standard 26" bike (I am a beginner at this myself.)


  • #5
    t0mm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 359 ✭✭t0mm


    The theory is they roll over stuff easier, and you feel less of the smaller bumps. Also recommended for the bigger guys (like 6' 6" and up) as it would fit them better.

    Disadvantages are 95% of frames and forks are built for 26" wheels. If anything does go wrong you'll only have a very limited choice for spares, which will be more expensive and harder to find than 26". They're also less agile as they are bigger, and can be harder to throw around. Very rare to see over here or in the uk or anywhere, far better to stick with the 26".


  • #6
    CheGuedara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,031 ✭✭✭CheGuedara


    Had a go of a wagon wheeler a while back - I can see where they might have an effect on some bumpyness, but then again so can setting your tyre pressure and forks correctly.

    The guy who has it did say that it was a pain in the @ss getting tyre's & tubes etc and was pretty much confined to shopping on the web for them.


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  • #7
    adzer086
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭adzer086


    Cheers for all the help...my minds made up!! Now for my next question..

    I quite fancy the specialized rockhopper pro 09.. Looks a nice package.

    Anyone got one and what they like?


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