Has a decent WB on it.....
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/alutech-cycles-announce-29-dh-bike-2016.html
Alutech 29" DH
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Has a decent WB on it.....
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/alutech-cycles-announce-29-dh-bike-2016.html
They won't ship to the US, I tried to get the 27.5 version.
Yeah I tried to gethe shipping to USA and nope. sad
but that's got four wheels.
it's going to happpen...you can try and fight it...but now that everybody has bought 650b DH bikes, it's time to go 29.
it's going to happpen...you can try and fight it...but now that everybody has bought 650b DH bikes, it's time to go 29.
Untangle your panties, a tiny German brand making a wagon wheeled downhiller does not equal an industry wide conspiracy to force 29 unwieldy inches down your throat. If it's not for you, don't buy it.
I have a trail here that I have a 3:43 on using The Wreckoning. The closest I ever got on a 650B was 3:48 and I ride this like 2-3 times a week. I gave up I just don't think I will ever be able to do that without the bigger wheels again....
trek has also been flirting with 29" wheels. It's the next logical progression.
I too am still on 26" wheels htough.
Plenty of companies have been experimenting with it since there might be some legitimate applications for these bikes. I see it as an extension of / alternative to what already exists, not as an inevitable step to a new industry wide standard.
I have to pedal for my DH and that thing has a steep seat angle, 8 inches of travel and a decent leverage ratio.
sandro is right. while some companies have experimented with it, The Industry™ largely bypassed 29" DH in favor of 27.5". There will be a few companies that toy with it, but i highly doubt we're gonna the majority of DH bikes in 29".
Plus it'll squat under power and feel soggy uphill, win!
As ridiculous as those numbers are, you would think they would have time to get the geometry numbers correct before a press release.
37.7 inch stack? What a bunch of hacks.
A 49.9 inch wheelbase/ 18 inch reach for a medium?
Its pretty much an xxl V10 size wise, its aluminum, with 29 inch wheels and tires, and it weighs 32 lbs? Either somebody is lying or their riders are dying.
37.7 inch stack? What a bunch of hacks.
A 49.9 inch wheelbase/ 18 inch reach for a medium?
Its pretty much an xxl V10 size wise, its aluminum, with 29 inch wheels and tires, and it weighs 32 lbs? Either somebody is lying or their riders are dying.
love the fake shaq stack, fake head angle, fake weight and marvelously optimistic upswept bar/courageous lever angle. all it needs is carbon barkbusters, dropper post and 24 spoke carbon wheels. where do I sign up everyone I don't like?
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you really followed the world cup in recent years it seems...DH bike with air shock?
Well, I guess if you're gonna go 29'er you may as well, eh?
I'm not really a follower.
WC doing a lot of 29ers these days? Any of them sporting The Missing Link?