Picked up a Sept. issue of MBA today (I am on the road looking for cheap thrills, what can I say?) mainly because it had a pic of one of the camo Intense spiders on the cover. First off is a pic of a Kona humma--------that some British gent made in to a 29"er and won last months "make it shonky" contest. A little further in it had a whole page dedicated to letters to the editor on the previous issues 26/29 blind comparison test, all in favor. A pretty glowing review of the Spider, and even a heading under Racers, Hardtails and 29'ers in their mini bike test thing towards the back with a Paragon and the Carver 69er.
One thing also which relates to the latter however was in the "What ever happened too...." section of notable disappearing acts in the mtb industry. One of the topics was 24" wheels which they admitted that they had heralded the potential benefits of, but time, public opinion and technology put to rest. They went on to say that "simply put different wheel sizes turn in different arcs, complicating handling."
Wouldn't that same simplicity apply to a 69er if it were that simple?
One thing also which relates to the latter however was in the "What ever happened too...." section of notable disappearing acts in the mtb industry. One of the topics was 24" wheels which they admitted that they had heralded the potential benefits of, but time, public opinion and technology put to rest. They went on to say that "simply put different wheel sizes turn in different arcs, complicating handling."
Wouldn't that same simplicity apply to a 69er if it were that simple?
