The great thing about all that attention is I get to tell people not to go to your shop
Take it easy tiger.
The great thing about all that attention is I get to tell people not to go to your shop
Take it easy tiger.
when I first started riding just a few years ago, the 27.5 was replacing the 26 and 29s were the general fashion. The XC decision tree only had two branches, hardtail or full squish.
Since then, they've widened the rear spacing twice and given us larger tires in 0.2" increments. Each time making some parts on last year's bikes insignificant. Looks I'll need to demo a bunch of stuff to dial in what's best for me. I originally was hung up on linkages but before that I'm going to have to figure out this tire thing first.
Dude, don’t get hung up on the equipment, especially tire size. A wider or bigger tire is not going to make that un-rideable section of trail suddenly easy. You’re going to get yourself into analysis paralysis. After years of stagnation, the bike industry has finally decided to follow the Steve Jobs model to become profitable; develop new technology or “improvements” to obsolete your previous model, to force consumers to buy-up. This year its plus, next year they’ll be shoving 29” down our throats (again), after that maybe 29+. Maybe after people get sick of building 12lb wheelsets or $2000 carbon ones, on top of a $5000 bike, the market will shift again, who knows. Tire width is just background noise. The only real innovation in the last 10 years that measurably changed the quality of my ride is dropper posts, wider bars, shorter stems, and the geometry changes that made it possible. The only radically new development is fat bikes, which have their use and their niche and can actually do things a standard bike cannot. Buy something you like, then stop thinking about it.
Agreed, great advice Mr SoupDude, don’t get hung up on the equipment, especially tire size. A wider or bigger tire is not going to make that un-rideable section of trail suddenly easy. You’re going to get yourself into analysis paralysis. After years of stagnation, the bike industry has finally decided to follow the Steve Jobs model to become profitable; develop new technology or “improvements” to obsolete your previous model, to force consumers to buy-up. This year its plus, next year they’ll be shoving 29” down our throats (again), after that maybe 29+. Maybe after people get sick of building 12lb wheelsets or $2000 carbon ones, on top of a $5000 bike, the market will shift again, who knows. Tire width is just background noise. The only real innovation in the last 10 years that measurably changed the quality of my ride is dropper posts, wider bars, shorter stems, and the geometry changes that made it possible. The only radically new development is fat bikes, which have their use and their niche and can actually do things a standard bike cannot. Buy something you like, then stop thinking about it.
LOL...You guys know Halters?You constantly complain about riders not supporting LBS and yet you and some of the racers your support continually belittle a segment of the riding population. Actions have consequences
What we are seeing is:
-if you are racing xc = 29 x 2.2 - 2.3ish
-Just playing and having fun (mostly w/o a number on your bike) 27x 2.8" - 3.0"
-Drive a hummer or Jeep or just love attention 26 x 4"-5"
-love to jump more than pedal 27 x 2.3" - 2.5"
-eyeing the bike packing thing 29 x 3.0
This is of course a wild generalization and results may vary.
-Drive a hummer or Jeep or just love attention 26 x 4"-5"
interesting, and I was thinking it was only for downhills.... lots to learnThe dropper is a game changer, kind of like clipless was when they first came out. Getting the seat down and out of the way will make you corner faster because you can lean the bike easier, faster and get your center of gravity lower. You’ll hammer through rock gardens faster for the same reason, because you’ll be free to let the bike move around without a seat hitting you in the ass. On steep and technical terrain, you won’t have to get behind the seat with your ass on the rear wheel, instead slam the seat and lower your center of gravity. Jumps, same thing.
LOL...You guys know Halters?
Ya...
DONT EVER GO THERE...EVER!!!
Why did they rip you off?
No no...the owner...he made a joke about fat bikes on a message board.
no shit?
Ya...go to X shop instead...they belittle roadies and leg shavers there.
This is how you properly generalize:
- 29 x 2.2 - 2.3ish – My Honda CB750 and old Triumph are real bikes, newer bikes are plastic shit.
- 27x 2.8" - 3.0" – Harley Davidson, for old guys with money who go slow but want to feel bad-ass.
- 26 x 4"-5" – RZR 1000. Trails? We don’t need no stinking trails!
- 27 x 2.3" - 2.5" – GSX-R, R1, Panigale 1299. Speed, handling, feel first, everything else doesn’t matter.
-29 x 3.0 – Hippies and tree huggers, or bike packers. Does anyone actually do this?
ok, ill show up at hilltop with my scalpel...im CERTAIN that @jimvreeland will have no jokes for me whatsoever.Halters is the only shop that I've seen that continually belittles other riders while crying that people don't support his LBS
interesting, and I was thinking it was only for downhills.... lots to learn
ok, ill show up at hilltop with my scalpel...im CERTAIN that @jimvreeland will have no jokes for me whatsoever.
What @Monkey Soup said. It is a game changer once you get it figured out. I've had one for a couple of years and it took me a while to learn some of the nuances of a dropper post. How high or how low to set it and when. Then you need to commit it to muscle memory so less thought on when to push the button and more focus on what you are riding. Some people seem to take to it right away. A little higher when climbing to get the legs stretched out. Lower when railing some turns. Low in the techy or downhill spots. I'm still learning but I understand it much more now.
Halters is the only shop that I've seen that continually belittles other riders while crying that people don't support his LBS
You constantly complain about riders not supporting LBS and yet you and some of the racers your support continually belittle a segment of the riding population. Actions have consequences