Archive for October, 2005

New Wily 29er Pics

Monday, October 31st, 2005

More pictures out of the Wily 29er shop:

Niner Bikes s.i.r. 9 available for pre-order

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

The Niner Bikes s.i.r. 9 frame is coming out this January and they are taking pre-orders for the frame.
As always, click on the pictures in this post to see them in larger scale.
The frames are available in four colors: Hot Tamale, Tang, Godzilla Green and Kermit Green. Kermit Green was on the s.i.r. [...]

Stupid 29er Discussions

Friday, October 21st, 2005

The more discussions I hear and read on the 29er, the more I realize people just like to hear themselves talk whether they know the subject material or not.
A comment I read the other day:
“I got a chance to ride a 29 inch wheeled bike the other day. It made it a little easier [...]

2006 Independent Fabrications 29er

Thursday, October 20th, 2005

The 2006 Independent Fabrications single speed 29er…

Wily Cycles available in stock sizes

Wednesday, October 19th, 2005

Wily Cycles has mainly specialized in making customized frames and only do the 29er thing.
They are offering something a little different now though. You can get their Classic Mountain 29er frame in four stock geometry sizes, however:

the frames are still unpainted, so the customer gets to pick the paint color and full custom paint [...]

A 29er History Lesson

Tuesday, October 18th, 2005

More 29er ramblings from Guitar Ted
…you will notice that the [26 inch] wheel size was chosen not for technical superiority, but as a choice of convienience! The wheel size in question happened to work out okay from a standpoint of availability, price, and toughness. The early California pioneers of the MTB didn’t have a research [...]

 

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