29" DH bikes
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Finally some proper reach figures!! So tired of all the short dh bikes!! now if only it was available in sixfiddy...
and yet THIS was faster... Makes you think, eh?
I was stood next to both those bikes last week
You sure about that?
Out of curiosity (and boredom) I measured the wheelbase of a Yamaha YZ today at work. It was just shy of 1300mm. So shorter than whatever that 29er DH bike above is. Had smaller wheels (pretty much 26" tyre height) and had a hell of a lot less of this reach BS everyone is suddenly craving MOAR of.
I suppose the flood gates are about to open for the release of 29er DH bikes.
that bike looks beautiful. I know kidwoo would love to beat me with a 29" aluminum rim but I think it looks awesome. Commencal offers decent deals on their bikes too. I'd be up for one, but the six people who still want a 26" bike probably aren't interested in my furry.
Well my bike seat is not 32" long to slide my ass around on and I am also down about 45HP. But my friend that is 6' 5" tall looks like me aboard an 80CC bike and I am 6' even. There may be a reason taller guys haven't won an AMA overall. Looks like I would ride the LG which would be a tad short from what I have been on but those are all trail bikes so...
guaranteed after last season. also expect an influx of coil sprung single crown forks to hit on the next product refresh.
Of course! Because coil springs are a new technology never used before in MTB suspension.
You mean like smaller, 26-inch wheels?
So when are 1,500g 29'er tires coming out? Does anything think they can rely on 29'er DH tires that weigh the same as 26" DH tires? I understand Maxxis is doing folding bead, but that only goes so far to save weight. I kind of feel like the industry is doing to 29'er DH what they did with plus: making rims and tires too light so they don't scare off buyers with weights required for durability. If you want a size XL frame you can have it, but you can't have it at size M weight. The bike industry seems to think we are so stupid to believe we can.
this is the specs from Maxxis for the DH-casing DHF:
how the 29" tires are lighter than the 27.5" tires is beyond me. bead notwithstanding.
yeah, but it's the same casing?! maybe the knobs are less substantial? either way, it's bullsh!t.29er rolls over everything so there is no risk of pinch flats or tears.
This is one of the reasons I never thought we would see 29'er DH bikes. In 27x2.5 DHF Double Down casing maxxis states 1170g. I'm having a hard time seeing how what Maxxis is calling DH isn't just a trail bike casing marketed as DH. Scaled up to 29x2.5 and you barely have the weight of what a DD casing would weigh. My guess is what they are calling DH is a 60tpi version of Double Down. In other words, a trail bike casing.
Totally! Funny thing is 29'ers want to plow, they hate pump and jump line changing riding styles that help avoid pinches. Even if you're skilled enough to pump and jump a 29'er DH bike through the chop, good luck being precise with a wheel base the size of Delaware, and a contact patch as long as a city block. 29'er DH bikes are wrecking balls, not precision tools.29er rolls over everything so there is no risk of pinch flats or tears.
Folding, tubeless ready beads. If the 29" DH tires had wire beads like the 27.5" tires they'd be around 1500g.
Reach looks good, stack looks massive though.
haha it's really not that important to me, just as long as I can smash rocks at high rates of velocity and hopefully no flats.
ha, I ride 29ers and I don't ride at all, just bitch about weights on the internet.
You don't ride because there are no IMBA trails within 50 miles of your primary residence.
The best thing about 29'er DH bikes for me is the return of the wheel war. I enjoyed the first two years of the EWS when 26,27 and 29 were all in competition. Also enjoyed the few years we had when 26 and 27 competed at the WC. Of course it all comes down to the rider, but it's still more interesting when multiple wheel sizes are represented.
For those that don't remember, Bryceland took his first win on 26 against all 27" bikes. Clementz took the first EWS title on a discontinued 26'er, Graves took second, also on a discontinued 26". Graves was leading the overall the following year too until all 26"ers were removed from competition. We still haven't seen 29 win an EWS title in the Men's division. I would have guessed 29 would do much better in the EWS compared to the WC but maybe I'll be proven wrong next year? At any rate, it will be fun to watch next year.
For those that don't remember, Bryceland took his first win on 26 against all 27" bikes. Clementz took the first EWS title on a discontinued 26'er, Graves took second, also on a discontinued 26". Graves was leading the overall the following year too until all 26"ers were removed from competition. We still haven't seen 29 win an EWS title in the Men's division. I would have guessed 29 would do much better in the EWS compared to the WC but maybe I'll be proven wrong next year? At any rate, it will be fun to watch next year.
The -80 degree head angle is a little too slack for my taste.That wheelbase doesn't look too bad.
It really isn't.
"If I can do like twenny pressups that's gonna make way more difference than if my wheels are two inches bigger"
~ Rafferton
Twenty... so fitness ain't an issue?
Is that the same as push-ups?