Thanks Gerard
Interesting that according to some the 29ers are supposed to offer hill
climbing improvements. Horses for courses. Literally.
The total weight penalty should be in the region of 2 pounds (heavier
frame, heavier wheels, longer spokes, larger diameter rubber).
My ideal 29er would be stretched in all dimensions
- thicker spokes (I just managed to break some unbreakable
bladed spokes on my new Mavic Crosstrails ... :-(( ),
- fatter rubber (maybe even more than 2.3"),
- thicker frame tubing (never a bad idea),
- fatter fork stanchions ('cause they're longer!),
- wider rims (to reduce flex as well),
- beefier hubs (with 29" wheels there's bound to be a lot of
stresses here, especially with us clydesdales),
- longer beefier cranks (hey my legs are longer too...).
Basically the whole bike "zoomed in" by around 10% except for stuff like
the drivetrain, seatpost and handlebars, brakes, shifters. OK maybe
bigger disks. That'll be nice. So even the travel would increase. To
150mm in front, 5.5" at the back. Which sounds like AM, but it's
actually XC dimensions considering the bike size.
All that will cause the bike to be quite a bit heavier, probably more
than 10% heavier.
So on my current 13.5kg rig, add say 1.5 kg, I'm back at 15kg. But
that'll be almost a DH'able machine, at only 33 pounds... Ouch I don't
think it'll climb particularly well on the smooth stuff but it sure
would fly downhill and on the flats...
OK I'll shut up now.
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One of my team mates at BULL had a 29" Gary Fisher. Apparently more
effort to get up the hills, but the benefits from more rolling momentum
on the rest was evident.
Gerard
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I have to ask: 29ers vs 26" MTB's
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Any experience on 29ers?
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