Quote from Em135eye: I utterly hate the marketing ploy that is the "new" MTB wheel sizes. It's stopped me buying Specialized again.
Mine is a 26" wheeled Cotic Soul; high end steel
with X0/XTR and high end components. I've stockpiled replacement parts as they are becoming scarce.
My response: Agreed, not sure what the big deal is with the 29'r, but it's incredible how the marketing machine has driven this change. IMHO, a far greater advance is the 2X10 gearing for MTB's. Also, if you are into snow biking, Borealis is a Colorado based company building a snow bike with geometry good for the summer too - radical thinking!
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