29er ver 26er

[Flyboy]

I did a 24 mile ride on my 26er the other week , I did exactly the same ride on my 29er today. Wind conditions where with in .1 i.e. 7.5 and 7.6 .
I was 16 min quicker on my 29er , but the big difference was , fatigue, I was considerably less fatigued on the 29er , it might have just been a good day for me . I doubt really , my opinion is , 29er definitely better all round . What say you lot.
PS not going to challenge the ride on my Fat Bike ha ha

 

[raleighnut]

Bigger wheels roll easier,

 

[screenman]

My 29er did more miles last year than the other 6 bikes I own put together.

 

[Flyboy]

Up to now it's my Fatty with more miles on it , but the tyres are £110 each so I better stop using it ha ha

 

[Drago]

Now try a long ride in the mud and clag, and you'll be a lot less knackered on a 26 where the smaller circumference carries proportionately less weight of mud.

There's no one wheel size that's universally superior in all conditions, hence I own a variety of wheel sizes, including a 67'er.

 

[Flyboy]

67 er , is that a penny farthing

 

[Drago]

Kind of, but rather less extreme.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

I did a 24 mile ride on my 26er the other week , I did exactly the same ride on my 29er today. Wind conditions where with in .1 i.e. 7.5 and 7.6 .
I was 16 min quicker on my 29er , but the big difference was , fatigue, I was considerably less fatigued on the 29er , it might have just been a good day for me . I doubt really , my opinion is , 29er definitely better all round . What say you lot.
PS not going to challenge the ride on my Fat Bike ha ha

Nothing like good scientific method to prove a point.

 

[Milzy]

My mate pulls away on his 29er on downhill,mines 27.5. He thinks he has skill but it's his 5 grand full suspension bike that makes him feel like Stevey Peat. Up hill I'm a mountain goat and nail him there. Much bigger time gaps.

 

[Mr_Grieve]

Road cyclist here so feel free to tell me if I'm talking out my ars*e. I thought the point of 29er were they roll easier ie will be quicker and less tiring but at the expense of control in more when things get more technical when 26er would be better. So which one you chose will depend on the riding you do.

 

[Milzy]

Road cyclist here so feel free to tell me if I'm talking out my ars*e. I thought the point of 29er were they roll easier ie will be quicker and less tiring but at the expense of control in more when things get more technical when 26er would be better.

Correct mostly. 29ers can just smash over things so they take technical skill away, just a bit harder to pull certain tight turns off.

 

[Drago]

Correct...ish. Its too simplistic to simply answer in the affirmative. For example, greater rotating mass means that like-for-like it might roll better, but for the same energy expenditure will take longer to get the the same speed.

Its a very complex problem. Suffice to safe in some scenarios a 29er will be better, in others it won't.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Road cyclist here so feel free to tell me if I'm talking out my ars*e. I thought the point of 29er were they roll easier ie will be quicker and less tiring but at the expense of control in more when things get more technical when 26er would be better. So which one you chose will depend on the riding you do.

This is what I find if I compare mine, but I have never ridden them back to back over the same course

 

[Flyboy]

Road cyclist here so feel free to tell me if I'm talking out my ars*e. I thought the point of 29er were they roll easier ie will be quicker and less tiring but at the expense of control in more when things get more technical when 26er would be better. So which one you chose will depend on the riding you do.

Yes your right , but with me it's more the fatigue side . I could last a lot longer on my 29er , as for skill DH TECH , am not that skillfull so my times are virtually the same DH .

 

[Drago]

Try it in the winter mud and it'll fatigue your legs off in comparison to a 26.