Comments on: Why Ride A 29″er?

By: Jane

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By: Alex W

Alex W — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:02:42 +0000

Hey TreS. I like the feel of being pulled forward, likely due to my more extensive road riding past, and the GF Medium and Small both felt really good: the medium pulled me out really nicely, but the small did not feel off in any way, however. What sold me on the small was some low-speed manuevering around my lbs: the size small just responded better to my input, the medium felt slighlty too “Cadillac-y”. I think the GF small is either a 15.5″ or a 16″ and the medium is a 17″. I would def. try out both sizes in whatever bike(s) you’re looking at and give them a whirl at low and high speeds (if possible), and, if your lbs will allow you to, demo the bike(s) in both sizes and see if they’ll apply the demo fee towards the purchase of whichever one you settle on. See how they react to you on rock gardens, big climbs, descents, technical terrain, anything you think you’l lbe riding on. Even if they won’t refund the demo cost, the $50 or so will be better than $2,500 on a bike you realize a month from now is too big or small. So much of the ride’s quality is a subjective “how do I feel?” factor, that you really just have to jump on some and see which one talks to you the most.

Cheers and good luck!
Alex

By: TreS

TreS — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:39:55 +0000

Alex, just curious what size are you riding. I’ve only been able to test ride 17″ frames, but i’m wondering how much of a difference a smaller frame would make. The owner of the LBS said he felt the smaller frames made the bikes feel too short. we’re pretty much the same height so should i expect the same? I come from riding road bikes so i’m still getting used to the different feel of a mountain bike. when i’m on the bike i don’t feel that it is too big in any way, but i just want to know what are your thoughts?

By: Alex W

Alex W — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:51:43 +0000

TreS, I went with the GF HiFi Deluxe 29er and am unreservedly psyched that I did. You really do roll over everything better and more smoothly. I’ve experienced no toe-overlap, no “flop” at slow speeds and have conquered obstacles and technical sections that have been beyond my skill level for the last three or four years. I definitely plateaued on the 26″ platform, but the bigger hoops on the HiFi basically let me “cheat” my way over and past things. First time in years I’ve had no sense whatsoever of buyers remorse. There are lots of different 29″ bikes and setups so keep trying out different bikes to suit your body’s geometry and your personal riding needs, but don’t rule out 29ers due to your size (I’m the 5’5″ guy above). I immediately rode better on the 29er. I don’t mean I’m a better rider, I’m not. I’m the same guy I was on a 26″ bike, but the larger wheel immediately (literally, first ride) got me over stuff I’d never been able to get over before: and some of the stuff I couldn’t get over before I’d sat there with a highly experienced friend watching me try and try again, over and over working different sitting/standing positions, different gear ratios, trying different lines… to no avail. Then, I rode up and over with the 29er like the obstacles were nothing: again, THE FIRST RIDE! And I rode away with the biggest grin on my face ever!

cheers,
Alex