Currently riding a stumpjumper 29 evo as my trail bike. I have been getting into more burlier riding this year and I am looking for something that will take a little more abuse. I plan on doing a mix of riding on it from "enduro" rides with long fire road climbs and steep descents to more mellow more xc rides.
A few days back in whistler I rode a 29 enduro. Felt spot on. A little heavy but I really love the way the short chain stay 29er's mow down everything in there path. Living in the northeast I ride in VT alot but I also need the bike to pedal and roll well enough to get through some flat rooty New England single track. This is where I feel the enduro 29 is going to outperform the 650.
I have also been eyeing the new 650b 150-160mm trail bikes, I have a good friend who sells GT and the new force x and sanction look pretty nice as well as every other 650b bike that has been released this year.
How many of you guys have serious seat time on a 29 enduro? Any of you guys come off 29ers and now on 650's? Any regrets? I don't have much seat time on 650's but the few I have ridden seem to roll a lot more like 26 than a 29(the 650 wheel is alot closer in size to a 26 than a 29 so it makes sense).
A few days back in whistler I rode a 29 enduro. Felt spot on. A little heavy but I really love the way the short chain stay 29er's mow down everything in there path. Living in the northeast I ride in VT alot but I also need the bike to pedal and roll well enough to get through some flat rooty New England single track. This is where I feel the enduro 29 is going to outperform the 650.
I have also been eyeing the new 650b 150-160mm trail bikes, I have a good friend who sells GT and the new force x and sanction look pretty nice as well as every other 650b bike that has been released this year.
How many of you guys have serious seat time on a 29 enduro? Any of you guys come off 29ers and now on 650's? Any regrets? I don't have much seat time on 650's but the few I have ridden seem to roll a lot more like 26 than a 29(the 650 wheel is alot closer in size to a 26 than a 29 so it makes sense).