29er's

[fossyant]

The old bike could have been crap.

There isn't much difference. I cover ground as quickly on my 25 year old 26" as I do on the 27.5 FS.

The FS is much faster over very rough terrain but that's suspension.

 

[MacB]

Oh and when I first got it I only had a set of knobblies, the road performance difference between those and the slicks was the biggest difference I've ever noticed on a bike.........far, far more than flats vs clipless

now that's interesting as i have 700x32C roads tyres sitting in the shed, my 29er could yet make a decent winter bike, but would they fit on a 29er with fat sams currently

Depends on the width of the rims, using the universal sizing method tyres and wheels can be sized XXX-XX where XXX is the diameter and XX is the width. For example 622-32 is a 700x32 tyre and 559-50 is a 2" 26" tyre. Rims come with a size which for road or 29 is 622-XX as they are the same diameter rims. The manufacturers normally give a recommendation on tyre sizes suitable for rim widths.

If your rim is 622-19 then it's good for tyres from about 700x28 up to 700x60 with 32 to about 42 being sort of the sweet spot. If it's a road rim of about 622-13 to 622-15 then 32 might be the max you could get to. 32s will be fine on rims from 622-17 up to 622-23 but the tyre profile alters.

Oh and rim widths are the internal width of the rim.

 

[screenman]

If I pedal harder I go faster, must admit though the 29er has done the most miles out of all the bikes this year.

 

[captain nemo1701]

There are so many contradictions in that statement that I can't count them. Mind you, maybe I just can't count them because some of the statements are so fluffy I can't pinpoint whether they are contradictions or just facetious.

??????.
Mathematics tells you that a larger diameter wheel will roll further laterally for each pedal rotation. What's contradictory?.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

??????.
Mathematics tells you that a larger diameter wheel will roll further laterally for each pedal rotation. What's contradictory?.

What does that mean?

 

[Alan O]

??????.
Mathematics tells you that a larger diameter wheel will roll further laterally for each pedal rotation. What's contradictory?.

And doesn't that require proportionally more energy for the bigger wheel (other things being equal)?

(As an aside, I've never ridden a 29er and know nothing about them, but over the years I have found that a new bike always goes faster than the old one )

 

[smokeysmoo]

and its quite hard to pull wheeles on a road bike

THIS guy didn't get the memo

 

[captain nemo1701]

And doesn't that require proportionally more energy for the bigger wheel (other things being equal)?

(As an aside, I've never ridden a 29er and know nothing about them, but over the years I have found that a new bike always goes faster than the old one )

Indeed it does but I generally find that my 29er is a bit faster than my old 26er, very good at dealing with going uphill.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

Indeed it does but I generally find that my 29er is a bit faster than my old 26er, very good at dealing with going uphill.

Hmmmm.

 

[fossyant]

Evidence of doing the same routes over the last year shows bugger all speed difference in Strava between the two bikes. The FS feels faster but isnt over a specific route.

I was actually faster last week on the old 26er but that's due to some health issues getting sorted.

It's all in the mind.

 

[Con]

THIS guy didn't get the memo

I didn't say its impossible but it's definitely harder. well for me it is anyway and my road bike feels a lot easier to break the forks or front wheel on if I don't land it right. . . That happens a lot more often than I'd like to admit

 

[david k]

I like the look of 29rs but some of my routes require navigating round those tricky gates on paths, I worry the larger wheeels would but tricky to get past without messing about, and maybe just generally get in the way.

So I'll stick with my 7 year old 26r hybrid

 

[si_c]

What does that mean?

I think it means he's using his wheels wrong. Why would you try to ride them laterally?