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 lab to see what would make the optimum wheel size for off road adventures. They made their choice out of necessity.

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