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bikermedic Little Ring Offline Swim, Bike, Run 140.6 Posts: 904 Joined: 04/07/09	Wheel size, Is it all hype 10/25/13 at 12:14pm	Print Post
	With 27.5 becoming mainstream and 29 and 26 still in play, Lets hear your thoughts.........

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Delete my Profile B4 I curse Small Cog Offline Posts: 254 Joined: 10/19/08	Re: Wheel size, Is it all hype Reply #1 - 10/25/13 at 1:07pm	Print Post
	Coming from a FS 29 that I was on for a couple years I think 27.5 is way more fun for FS. I would still ride 29 for single speed though.

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JEDDUH01 Small Cog Offline Work Ride Tarheel Trailblazers Posts: 280 Joined: 03/04/10	Re: Wheel size, Is it all hype Reply #2 - 10/25/13 at 5:59pm	Print Post
	Oldie but goodie - 26' for life!

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teamdicky Big Ring Offline Which way is out? Posts: 2929 Joined: 10/27/04	Re: Wheel size, Is it all hype Reply #3 - 10/25/13 at 6:35pm	Print Post
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renoirbud Small Cog Offline Newbie Posts: 442 Location: China Grove Joined: 12/12/06	Re: Wheel size, Is it all hype Reply #4 - 10/25/13 at 6:42pm	Print Post
	I rode 27.5 in Moab this year and last year. It is absolutely not hype. A 27.5 wheel change direction faster then a 29er and rolls better than a 26". However, if you are tall enough to fit a 29er well (likely 5'6"+) and are ok with 6" of travel or less, a well built 29er will eat up a 27.5 in the rough and on climbs. If you have the itch to buy a new bike go for it, but if you want the weight advantage and acceleration advantage of a 27.5, just put carbon wheels on your 29er. Enve Carbon wheels are the single greatest upgrade I have done to a bike.

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teamdicky Big Ring Offline Which way is out? Posts: 2929 Joined: 10/27/04	Re: Wheel size, Is it all hype Reply #5 - 10/25/13 at 7:44pm	Print Post
	We all know I'm messing, right? (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)

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Delete my Profile B4 I curse Small Cog Offline Posts: 254 Joined: 10/19/08	Re: Wheel size, Is it all hype Reply #6 - 10/25/13 at 7:48pm	Print Post
	What about Enve carbon wheels for 27.5? Then you would be smokin with gas!!

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teamdicky Big Ring Offline Which way is out? Posts: 2929 Joined: 10/27/04	Re: Wheel size, Is it all hype Reply #7 - 10/25/13 at 8:54pm	Print Post
	Delete my Profile B4 I curse wrote on 10/25/13 at 7:48pm: What about Enve carbon wheels for 27.5? Then you would be smokin with gas!! Their rims won't work Industry Nine wheels (spokes too thick).

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renoirbud Small Cog Offline Newbie Posts: 442 Location: China Grove Joined: 12/12/06	Re: Wheel size, Is it all hype Reply #8 - 10/26/13 at 2:02am	Print Post
	Delete my Profile B4 I curse wrote on 10/25/13 at 7:48pm: What about Enve carbon wheels for 27.5? Then you would be smokin with gas!! That setup will still not plow through the rough like a 29er. But that may not matter on may of the trails here. However, go two hours west, and I do not want anything smaller then a 29" wheel right now.

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slayemf Big Ring Offline Work Ride Tarheel Trailblazers Posts: 1133 Location: charlotte Joined: 02/22/12	Re: Wheel size, Is it all hype Reply #9 - 10/26/13 at 2:41am	Print Post
	teamdicky wrote on 10/25/13 at 6:35pm: (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) Once again I said I was a time bomb....

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stateprez Little Ring Offline Posts: 740 Location: Charlotte Joined: 07/14/08	Re: Wheel size, Is it all hype Reply #10 - 10/26/13 at 3:23am	Print Post
	No wheels are the future. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)

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The Cycle Path IB Room In The Loop Project Board Offline Treasurer '11 to '18. Trail Chair '12-'18, '20-'21 Posts: 11858 Location: Lake Norman Joined: 08/04/03	Re: Wheel size, Is it all hype Reply #11 - 10/26/13 at 1:12pm	Print Post
	renoirbud wrote on 10/26/13 at 2:02am: That setup will still not plow through the rough like a 29er. But that may not matter on may of the trails here. However, go two hours west, and I do not want anything smaller then a 29" wheel right now. He's right. Sedona is much more fun on a 29" SJ FSR.

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Delete my Profile B4 I curse Small Cog Offline Posts: 254 Joined: 10/19/08	Re: Wheel size, Is it all hype Reply #12 - 10/27/13 at 1:06am	Print Post
	The Cycle Path wrote on 10/26/13 at 1:12pm: Sedona is much more fun on a 29" SJ FSR. More fun than what?

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Delete my Profile B4 I curse Small Cog Offline Posts: 254 Joined: 10/19/08	Re: Wheel size, Is it all hype Reply #13 - 10/27/13 at 1:14am	Print Post
	renoirbud wrote on 10/26/13 at 2:02am: That setup will still not plow through the rough like a 29er. But that may not matter on may of the trails here. However, go two hours west, and I do not want anything smaller then a 29" wheel right now. Yea, If you are plowing. Why plow?

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teamdicky Big Ring Offline Which way is out? Posts: 2929 Joined: 10/27/04	Re: Wheel size, Is it all hype Reply #14 - 10/27/13 at 10:26am	Print Post
	Rigid 650b... if the trail had no impediments to forward progress, it's probably the best thing since squeeze butter.

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Impaler 58 Big Ring Offline Posts: 2111 Location: Statesville Joined: 01/21/09	Re: Wheel size, Is it all hype Reply #15 - 10/27/13 at 3:18pm	Print Post
	back when I did road biking,there were a few wheel sizes. 700 was the norm, but terry bikes had 650b women specific. I have a couple of friend that travel a lot and ride Bike Friday's. What are those 20" wheels. I think what ever you feel good riding. I know a couple people who just got 29ers ,and love them. And they are the kind of people who don't get a new bike every year or two. And they seem to want to ride more now. And ,they want to go and ride in the Mountains and such. I think when your rolling along, most of the time, you don't even think about what's under you. Just as long as you keep rolling

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