We’re hearing out of Michigan that Gary Fisher made a visit to a shop and spilled the beans that indeed a new G2 offset Bontrager Switchblade fork would become available by Fall of this year.
We had speculated as much after hearing Mr. Fisher muse on this very subject last summer at Trek World, the [...]

We reported in our Frostbike coverage recently about Rock Shox’s update of the Reba fork for 29″ers. Today we learn, via Bicycle Retailer and Industry News website, about the 20mm through axle that will debut with the new Reba fork.
RockShox will be debuting the Reba fork with its new Maxle Lite option. The axle, [...]

Question: Why don’t they make the hubs for 29″er wheels with bigger diameter hub flanges so the wheels can be stronger?
Answer: The matter of wheel strength for 29″ers has been a concern ever since the modern 29″er hit the scene almost ten years ago now. Longer spokes are often times pointed at for being the [...]

Why ride a 29″er?
This might seem like an odd question for this site and especially in 2008 when it would seem that a 29″er is an “obvious” option for any mountain biker these days. I would submit to you that if you are already on board with the 29″er as a bike for off [...]

Lately there has been some excitement regarding 36″ers, the huge wheeled bikes that were first just a novelty. In fact, the first 36″ers widely known were Coker cruiser type bikes. Now there is a “new breed” tramping the trails and back roads with a hint of more to come.
Twenty Nine Inches presents a brief [...]

Editors Note: This article was written by Chris Sugai and Steve Domahidy, founders of Niner Bikes who only sell 29 inch wheeled bikes. I felt it was a good fit for Twenty Nine Inches as many of our discussions center around geometry. Make sure you read the whole thing… their sum up in [...]