Hi All,
I generally ride a road bike and have a very old rigid mountain bike but would like to buy new mountain bike. I visited a LBS and the salesman showed me a 29er, my budget is limited, I would not like to spend more than $1000.00. I envision doing some trail riding,for example, rail trails. I have not thought about a 29er before. Does anyone have any advice about 29ers?
Thanks
Anniegray
Mountain Bike 29er or 26?
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Re: Mountain Bike 29er or 26?
Postby trailgumby » Thu Apr 28, 2011 8:35 pm
They're good. They are perhaps not as agile in twisty-turny singletrack stuff as 26ers, but they roll over bumps better. I want one.
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Re: Mountain Bike 29er or 26?
Postby Nobody » Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:17 pm
For what you want to do which sounds like open trails, a 29er sounds like a good choice. That's assuming you are tall enough to ride one. The effective top tubes can be fairly long on many models, for the small sizes.anniegray wrote:I envision doing some trail riding,for example, rail trails.
Maybe do the MTB fit calculator to see:
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