the long chainstays. try bunnyhopping on a 24" bike; it's so much easier.
there are people (like trials freaks) who can bunnyhop just about anything, but i'm not talking about the 'xc' bunnyhop where people just yank up w/ their clipless pedals. can you bunnyhop the 29" w/ flats?
the long chainstays. try bunnyhopping on a 24" bike; it's so much easier.
there are people (like trials freaks) who can bunnyhop just about anything, but i'm not talking about the 'xc' bunnyhop where people just yank up w/ their clipless pedals. can you bunnyhop the 29" w/ flats?
the long chainstays. try bunnyhopping on a 24" bike; it's so much easier.
there are people (like trials freaks) who can bunnyhop just about anything, but i'm not talking about the 'xc' bunnyhop where people just yank up w/ their clipless pedals. can you bunnyhop the 29" w/ flats?
I can barely even bunnyhop a BMX bike with flats. I've got no skillz yo. You've seen me ride (and maybe heard me crash so you know). I was just pointing out that for someone with skillz it wouldn't be out of the question to bunnyhop a 29er.
Also, not all 29ers have long chainstays. My Karate Monkey has 17" chainstays - not that long at all. Many others I've seen are around 17.5 or 17.25 or so. I think some of the FS bikes need longer chainstays to accommodate the travel - but for hardtails - long chainstays are not necessary (although some people desire them for the type of terrain they might normally and regularly ride). The new Intense Spider 29er has really really long chainstays - like 18.5 inches I think on their latest prototype - to me that would be too long for east coast conditions.
I think Alex's DH bike also has a short chainstay length - I think he had to do a little modification to his Inedible to get it to work as a matter of fact.
the tighter distance between tire and bb yoke/seat tube can minimize CS length, but comes at the cost of mud clearance, which is a fair consideration in our neck of the woods.
i guess it's all about personal preference...i rode a V10 which felt like a leaden beast (probably due both to the CS length and suspension/shock design)...i much prefer the livelier feel of my Giant.
the long chainstays. try bunnyhopping on a 24" bike; it's so much easier.
there are people (like trials freaks) who can bunnyhop just about anything, but i'm not talking about the 'xc' bunnyhop where people just yank up w/ their clipless pedals. can you bunnyhop the 29" w/ flats?
I'm not at the 2 foot mark like BCD there, but on the trail I've leaped over some fair sized logs while on flats. I don't have any photos, so you'll just have to trust me I can clear 15 inches without too much of a problem on a rigid Karate Monkey. It helps to lower the saddle.
That is a sweet shot of the 29er on the road gaps style jump. I have yet to get the courage up to really let my 29er fly.
I have no problem bunnyhopping on my fs 29er with platforms or flats up to about knee high or just over. granted I can get much higher on my bmxer. . . . . . .
well, he did use the 'jap-slap' technique (front wheel hits the object, and you get more up this way). still pretty good, but it's not like he cleared the thing w/o touching it.
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