After a while it gets rather boring and old.

In reality, all anyone has to do is beg, borrow or steal a ride on a well set - up 29′er. Take it to your well-known favourite stretch of trail, and ride it… preferably for at least a couple of hours.

If, after that … you aren’t convinced, or even slightly impressed by the big wheels, then stick with the little ones, and be happy.

If….. like me you are convinced that this big wheel thing all makes sense and works much better for riding trails than those little wheels, then DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

Go get a loaner, ride it for a week, ride it hard, try to endo it, climb it, descend on it…whatever.

If you are then convinced about 29′ers, [and you should be] go build one for yourself.

That is exactly what I did, and i’m a very happy 29′er rider who previously rode 26″ wheels for over 50 years…so I have some experience in this.

Forget the tests carried out by others…. YOU go test one yourself. Then ……. you’ll know.

R.

I just got my 29er Salsa Delgado Disc rim from WebCyclery. That sure is a wide, light(ish) and round!

-M

there are times ethier format is gonna work better…

if your 5′1″ or 6′7″ there are also gonna be some choices thet you just can’t make.