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    @ grinch - bagtagley pretty much nailed it.

    I'm old enough to have done all my racing on 26", and skeptical enough to know that the bike industry's m.o. is to literally reinvent the wheel for profit.

    Physics is physics. The fact that people even bother arguing about wheel size is silly. Ride some bikes, and choose the one that suits your riding best.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pisteoff View Post
    @ grinch - bagtagley pretty much nailed it.

    I'm old enough to have done all my racing on 26", and skeptical enough to know that the bike industry's m.o. is to literally reinvent the wheel for profit.

    Physics is physics. The fact that people even bother arguing about wheel size is silly. Ride some bikes, and choose the one that suits your riding best.
    Truth. I’ve nothing against any wheel size. Pick your poison for your use . Thought that “roll up article” was interesting.

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    Quote Originally Posted by grinch View Post
    Truth. I’ve nothing against any wheel size. Pick your poison for your use . Thought that “roll up article” was interesting.
    29ers are for people that dont know how to pick a line. Get a motorbike....trolling
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rip'nStick View Post
    29ers are for people that dont know how to pick a line. Get a motorbike....trolling
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    It makes perfect sense...until you think about it.

    I suspect there's logic behind the madness, but I'm too dumb to see it.

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    E bikescare the ultimate troll fest . They’re using 29 front and 27.5 rear a lot, I suspect for that exact purpose
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    ^^^ moto wheels.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pisteoff View Post
    ^^^ moto wheels.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pisteoff View Post
    @ grinch - bagtagley pretty much nailed it.

    I'm old enough to have done all my racing on 26", and skeptical enough to know that the bike industry's m.o. is to literally reinvent the wheel for profit.
    Apart from DH racing you would choose to race a bike in xc or enduro with 26" wheels nowdays ... assuming you could find one ?
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    What 29er am I looking for?

    ^^^ I still own several. But I learned long ago that the more I raced the less I liked riding, and vice versa.

    The only issue with keeping those bikes going is tires.

    But my main bike is a kidwoo approved 27.5

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    yeah I still own a couple of 26ers but if the point of the whole racing thing is to arrive first ... which one is FASTER ?

    yeah 26 is less and less supported with tires also I think the designs/geometry have been replaced with something better, can you even buy a new 26er nowdays?

    I have been trying to sell my 26" Cannondale Prophet with no luck cuz nobody wants them so I zapped a for sale sign to the top tube and ride it to the bar
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    Where you going too fast?

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    Quote Originally Posted by grinch View Post
    Where you going too fast?

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    Did they french fry where they were supposed to pizza???

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    Maybe some dirt pizza was the cause. Popped up today on my fb feed. The site is “IMB”. They were looking for a caption. No deets on what happened

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    Surprised that it's a Yeti.


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    I wonder if its a turq frame they weigh 250grams less, buddy must have dropped it in some funny fashion

    some good carnage

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    Quote Originally Posted by XXX-er View Post
    I wonder if its a turq frame they weigh 250grams less, buddy must have dropped it in some funny fashion

    some good carnage

    Out of curiosity from someone not in the MTB scene...is this a common occurrence with the new generation of carbon full suspension bikes?
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    Quote Originally Posted by gretch6364 View Post
    Out of curiosity from someone not in the MTB scene...is this a common occurrence with the new generation of carbon full suspension bikes?
    Not really any more common than it was with aluminum or steel frames.

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    Quote Originally Posted by toast2266 View Post
    Not really any more common than it was with aluminum or steel frames.
    Which is to say - extremely rare.

    Although I have no data on *any* type of frame-breakages...

    But it's unusual.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gretch6364 View Post
    Out of curiosity from someone not in the MTB scene...is this a common occurrence with the new generation of carbon full suspension bikes?
    There’s a healthy mix of carbon and aluminium in that vid. I’d say carbon can have issues with rock strikes or crashes into rocks more so than aluminium. I know of a few friends that are dealing with carbon frame breaks atm. Zero friends with aluminium frame issues.
    Carbon frame might be slightly stiffer but that doesn’t equate to much of an advantage. The big thing probably is that it’s a pound lighter on average but that’s an extra $1000. Chances are my bike will never be fully pimped out with gouch parts. For that $1000 I could save over a pound on gouch parts that I will probably have longer than I have the frame. Race face carbon cranks save almost a pound and they’re much cheaper to replace than a carbon frame or even crash replacement. Quality stem and bar, hope brakes, hope hubs(convertible to different hub spacing) are parts that will save weight , last longer , switch from bike to bike and if they break are cheaper to replace. That’s why I like lb carbon rims. 2 year warrantee then crash replacement is something I can afford to replace . I might not be able to afford a crash replacement on a carbon frame. Most companies are all over the map with warrantee and/or crash replacement on carbon frames. Not the kind of risk or headache I want to entertain

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    Thanks for the info. We are making the move out of the Front Range to the mountains this fall and I am dipping my toes into the water so to speak of figuring out what kind of trail bike I would want, how much to spend, etc. Spent some time on a full suspension Giant this past weekend for an elk hunt and the full suspension definitely gave me more confidence as an old guy who hasn't ridden dirt since having a BMX bike in middle school.
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    What 29er am I looking for?

    I don’t know that it’s always true. For example: a lot of spends cranks, handlebars and stems are carbon....and they break a lot.

    I’d actually trust a carbon frame before some carbon cranks....lookin at you RaceFace! And I still use my fifteen year old Deda Newton AL bar and stem....I’ve used it on three AL frames (cracked at weld) and one carbon frame.


    I do agree that metal is better at impacts like rocks.


    Since you’re going front range: look at Guerilla Gravity.

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    It makes perfect sense...until you think about it.

    I suspect there's logic behind the madness, but I'm too dumb to see it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gretch6364 View Post
    Thanks for the info. We are making the move out of the Front Range to the mountains this fall and I am dipping my toes into the water so to speak of figuring out what kind of trail bike I would want, how much to spend, etc. Spent some time on a full suspension Giant this past weekend for an elk hunt and the full suspension definitely gave me more confidence as an old guy who hasn't ridden dirt since having a BMX bike in middle school.
    Giant is a good choice. They stand behind their product(lifetime warrantee), great price(biggest company in the world), and they just work. Guessing you’d probably look at a “trance”. If you’re new to the sport you’d probably want lbs support rather than buy an online bike so another check for giant

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    Quote Originally Posted by gretch6364 View Post
    Out of curiosity from someone not in the MTB scene...is this a common occurrence with the new generation of carbon full suspension bikes?
    Exceptionally rare. These days, the only real difference between a carbon frame and aluminum frame is the weight savings.

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    Quote Originally Posted by grinch View Post
    Giant is a good choice. They stand behind their product(lifetime warrantee), great price(biggest company in the world), and they just work. Guessing you’d probably look at a “trance”. If you’re new to the sport you’d probably want lbs support rather than buy an online bike so another check for giant
    It was honestly a really shitty bike from back in the day before they re-branded and started making high end bikes....at least I think. Did Giant do that? It was a Warp DC2. It didn't seem like a good bike. I borrowed it from a buddy who said he couldn't care less about it and that I could leave it in the woods when I hunted. As someone that is not used to riding, my ass bones were screaming! I was also wearing a 40LBS pack...which made it a lot harder to ride.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gretch6364 View Post
    It was honestly a really shitty bike from back in the day before they re-branded and started making high end bikes....at least I think. Did Giant do that? It was a Warp DC2. It didn't seem like a good bike. I borrowed it from a buddy who said he couldn't care less about it and that I could leave it in the woods when I hunted. As someone that is not used to riding, my ass bones were screaming! I was also wearing a 40LBS pack...which made it a lot harder to ride.
    Giant has been making both high-end bikes and budget bikes since the early 90's. Maybe even the late 80's. That Warp was a P.O.S.

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