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Rode my geared, front suspended Explosif today in preparartion for the 12/24. This year I've mainly been riding my Unit 29er (rigid), and roadbike for 1000's of miles as I've just done La Marmotte.
And the difference going back to a small wheeled bike is astounding. This is a bike I've ridden countless MTB Marathons on, raced, and vowed to myself never to sell. We've been through a lot together.... But today it felt like [b]shite[/b]!
Anyone else had a similar experience?
Title is arse about face....you know what I mean. Where's the preview button gone???
I tried to ride a 26er the other day.
Damn near killed myself. They handle all wrong 🙂
Yep had exactly the same experence when i got back on my 26" wheeled bike after 2 months of riding a 29er, sluggish, unbalanced and just felt all wrong even in tight singletrack where the 'non believers' say that small wheels are better.
Have vowed NEVER to ride a normal bike again unless forced to 👿
I really had to force myself to go out and test the (26" wheeled) Hummingbird. It was quite fun in a wheelie-ey jumpy sort of way but I certainly wouldn't want to go back to riding them all the time. Just do 24/12 on the Unit? No fear, there will be lots of other big wheeled ssers out there - well I know of at least four...
Have vowed NEVER to ride a [s]normal[/s] [*cough* don't you mean ab...?] bike again unless forced to
I rode a mates Orange the other day down a flight of stairs, them tiny so called normal wheels just don't feel safe at all?
I also had 'the bike I'd never sell' a lovely Litespeed.
Then I got a cheap and cheerful Inbred 29er which was just better at everything.
Still remember well the last ride on my Litespeed thinking, 'this is crap, I feel perched up on top of this thing and these wee wheels keep hooking up on rocks and roots and it's NOT better at techy singletrack like the guy on singletrackworld said it is.'
Stripped it, flogged it, got a Ti29er and all is well.
I knew i shouldn't have checked back on this thread. I feel a [i]need[/i] for a Ti On One 29er. Must resist... Does Brant do the cycle to work scheme?!
on one isnt Brant anymore, he does Ragley bikes now, also very nice, i would have thought he will do C2W?
I'm so out of touch. 😳
i would have thought he will do C2W?
One of our [url= http://www.hotlines-uk.com/Information.aspx?TranslationLargeID=37#ragley ]dealers[/url] will.
Though I've not finished our first 29in production model yet.
In the process of getting rid of all my 26er stuff!
I knew i shouldn't have checked back on this thread. I feel a need for a Ti On One 29er. Must resist...
..highly recommended! 😀
Got mine on cyclescheme