Comments on: Racers Begin To Use- And Win- on 29″ers http://twentynineinches.com/2009/06/21/racers-begin-to-use-and-win-on-29ers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=racers-begin-to-use-and-win-on-29ers 29er Bike Reviews, Rumors and News Fri, 25 May 2012 09:41:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Guitar Ted http://twentynineinches.com/2009/06/21/racers-begin-to-use-and-win-on-29ers/#comment-59845 Guitar Ted Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:24:05 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=2822#comment-59845 George Budd: Congratulations on your SS Championship. Thanks also for stopping by to comment. I appreciate that. Looking at even more 29"er results with both men's and w omen's Marathon National Championships being won on 29"ers here in the U.S. Keep on rollin! :) George Budd: Congratulations on your SS Championship. Thanks also for stopping by to comment. I appreciate that. Looking at even more 29″er results with both men’s and w omen’s Marathon National Championships being won on 29″ers here in the U.S. Keep on rollin! :)

]]> By: George Budd http://twentynineinches.com/2009/06/21/racers-begin-to-use-and-win-on-29ers/#comment-59844 George Budd Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:59:22 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=2822#comment-59844 Heh guys - yep, I won the Single Speed Champs in the UK on a Selma. The big wheels really suit SS as it just rolls right on over stuff. It was a close race - I won in a sprint by a matter of inches - from a 26" rider so those big wheels gave me the edge :) If the current trend for rocky, rough, technical XC courses in the UK continues, I could well be tempted by a 29er race bike for next season - I currently race on a Moto Rapido 26" bike. Riding the Selma and the Rapido in back to back races at Dalby Forest (UK World Cup venue for 2010), the Selma was noticably smoother and faster on the rough decents. Heh guys – yep, I won the Single Speed Champs in the UK on a Selma. The big wheels really suit SS as it just rolls right on over stuff. It was a close race – I won in a sprint by a matter of inches – from a 26″ rider so those big wheels gave me the edge :) If the current trend for rocky, rough, technical XC courses in the UK continues, I could well be tempted by a 29er race bike for next season – I currently race on a Moto Rapido 26″ bike. Riding the Selma and the Rapido in back to back races at Dalby Forest (UK World Cup venue for 2010), the Selma was noticably smoother and faster on the rough decents.

]]> By: KRL http://twentynineinches.com/2009/06/21/racers-begin-to-use-and-win-on-29ers/#comment-59716 KRL Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:59:26 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=2822#comment-59716 29er wheels roll smoother than 26 wheels, Smooth = faster. There is a place for both though, another tool in the arsenal. 29er wheels roll smoother than 26 wheels, Smooth = faster. There is a place for both though, another tool in the arsenal.

]]> By: Generalcuz http://twentynineinches.com/2009/06/21/racers-begin-to-use-and-win-on-29ers/#comment-59715 Generalcuz Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:43:06 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=2822#comment-59715 I have been riding my 29er for two years now and love it. When I first bought it, I felt like a lone sheep in a field. The bike store had two 29er's available. That was it. As my skills and athletic ability improved, it seemed like the 29er crowd did too. In my stable, I now have a full suspension 29er and a hardtail 29er. When Cannondale releases the Flash, I will have a Carbon Hardtail. I am sold. It's been fun to see how the evolution of the 29er has developed here in Colorado. A lot of people bought 29er's out of curiosity I think and the ones who raced did so for a backup or secondary unit. Long story short, the 29er's seemed to be getting more time since people started clocking new personal times and better results. I have seen this happen over and over and over. Mountain biking is a big business here in Colorado and the 29er scene isn't going to explode, it already has. I see just as many 29ers as I do 26" bikes almost every ride I go on. So maybe it hasn't caught on in Europe but out here, they are great bikes for the plethora of riding that's available. No surprise I guess that people are winning races on them. I have been seeing that trend blossom out here. I have been riding my 29er for two years now and love it. When I first bought it, I felt like a lone sheep in a field. The bike store had two 29er’s available. That was it. As my skills and athletic ability improved, it seemed like the 29er crowd did too. In my stable, I now have a full suspension 29er and a hardtail 29er. When Cannondale releases the Flash, I will have a Carbon Hardtail. I am sold.

It’s been fun to see how the evolution of the 29er has developed here in Colorado. A lot of people bought 29er’s out of curiosity I think and the ones who raced did so for a backup or secondary unit. Long story short, the 29er’s seemed to be getting more time since people started clocking new personal times and better results. I have seen this happen over and over and over. Mountain biking is a big business here in Colorado and the 29er scene isn’t going to explode, it already has. I see just as many 29ers as I do 26″ bikes almost every ride I go on.

So maybe it hasn’t caught on in Europe but out here, they are great bikes for the plethora of riding that’s available. No surprise I guess that people are winning races on them. I have been seeing that trend blossom out here.

]]> By: Thunderlump http://twentynineinches.com/2009/06/21/racers-begin-to-use-and-win-on-29ers/#comment-59696 Thunderlump Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:46:16 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=2822#comment-59696 Yeah I remember being po pooed four years ago for riding my SS Unit 2-9 at the SOC now the majority are on 29ers. Same thing for Marathon events in Arizona I see more 29ers than 26 FS. Yeah I remember being po pooed four years ago for riding my SS Unit 2-9 at the SOC now the majority are on 29ers. Same thing for Marathon events in Arizona I see more 29ers than 26 FS.

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