Comments on: Niner Pushes Envelope With W.F.O.9 http://twentynineinches.com/2009/07/30/niner-pushes-envelope-with-w-f-o-9/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=niner-pushes-envelope-with-w-f-o-9 29er Bike Reviews, Rumors and News Fri, 25 May 2012 10:15:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: CYEN BICYCLES http://twentynineinches.com/2009/07/30/niner-pushes-envelope-with-w-f-o-9/#comment-64271 CYEN BICYCLES Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:47:12 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=3046#comment-64271 Hey folks I'm a froggy man believing than 29er could also exist through ENDURO races, very popular here down in EUROPE and especially in France I'll race on a WFO next year with WHITE BROS Fluid forks thanks to them, and I'm pretty sure this will provide me an amazing ride into specificly technical tracks and line of ENDURO races, with some pedaling too... Hope 29er will become soon an alternativ in EUROPE where it doesn't even exist for Big distributors and majority of riders... By the way I'm looking some assistance to find good tyres...if any Julien Hey folks

I’m a froggy man believing than 29er could also exist through ENDURO races, very popular here down in EUROPE and especially in France

I’ll race on a WFO next year with WHITE BROS Fluid forks thanks to them, and I’m pretty sure this will provide me an amazing ride into specificly technical tracks and line of ENDURO races, with some pedaling too…

Hope 29er will become soon an alternativ in EUROPE where it doesn’t even exist for Big distributors and majority of riders…

By the way I’m looking some assistance to find good tyres…if any

Julien

]]> By: Shop Mechanic http://twentynineinches.com/2009/07/30/niner-pushes-envelope-with-w-f-o-9/#comment-60183 Shop Mechanic Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:37:26 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=3046#comment-60183 That last comment was number 26??? Oh the irony. Perhaps this site could skip that number like buildings with no 13th floor! :-) That last comment was number 26??? Oh the irony. Perhaps this site could skip that number like buildings with no 13th floor! :-)

]]> By: Shop Mechanic http://twentynineinches.com/2009/07/30/niner-pushes-envelope-with-w-f-o-9/#comment-60182 Shop Mechanic Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:35:29 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=3046#comment-60182 Perhaps 650b rear wheels are the answer. I have tried 26" 650b, and 29" rear wheels with 29" front and 20" rear was my favorite because it just rolled over stuff so well. I really didn't like the 69er. The rear wheel just seemed to get so hung up on stuff when compared to the 29er front wheel that just rolled over curb sized rocks. The 650b was a good compromise. Definitely not as smooth as 29 but pretty darn good. Plus using that format on the rear of a DH bike with a 29" front would give it more of a moto look and the DH crowd are into that. BTW I am an avid downhiller and have owned a DH bike for years and done the whole Whistler thing but I find myself on the trailbike almost exclusively since DH is just too much of a hassle for me. I follow the WC really closely though. Go GWIN!!! Perhaps 650b rear wheels are the answer. I have tried 26″ 650b, and 29″ rear wheels with 29″ front and 20″ rear was my favorite because it just rolled over stuff so well. I really didn’t like the 69er. The rear wheel just seemed to get so hung up on stuff when compared to the 29er front wheel that just rolled over curb sized rocks. The 650b was a good compromise. Definitely not as smooth as 29 but pretty darn good. Plus using that format on the rear of a DH bike with a 29″ front would give it more of a moto look and the DH crowd are into that.

BTW I am an avid downhiller and have owned a DH bike for years and done the whole Whistler thing but I find myself on the trailbike almost exclusively since DH is just too much of a hassle for me. I follow the WC really closely though. Go GWIN!!!

]]> By: MG http://twentynineinches.com/2009/07/30/niner-pushes-envelope-with-w-f-o-9/#comment-60174 MG Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:58:23 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=3046#comment-60174 ... on small-frame bikes. Not on my bike. (Had to clarify that.) … on small-frame bikes. Not on my bike. (Had to clarify that.)

]]> By: MG http://twentynineinches.com/2009/07/30/niner-pushes-envelope-with-w-f-o-9/#comment-60173 MG Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:57:37 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=3046#comment-60173 Shop Mechanic: For small riders, and/or riders who feel they "need" short chainstays, I'd put them on a "69er" with a big wheel up front. Although not my personal preferred setup (since I'm 6'1" tall and can run big wheels at both ends easily), running a big wheel on the front gives you the guidance and endo-proofing of the big wheel, and the little rear wheel just has to keep up, basically. A lot of the traction benefits and what I call "rollability" happens at the front wheel, in my opinion, especially if you have a good working rear damper working with good downhill rubber. I've always run rear rubber on all my bikes that is smoother, and faster rolling, so I think it'd be OK to go kiddie wheel on the rear to get around clearance or perception issues... Shop Mechanic: For small riders, and/or riders who feel they “need” short chainstays, I’d put them on a “69er” with a big wheel up front. Although not my personal preferred setup (since I’m 6’1″ tall and can run big wheels at both ends easily), running a big wheel on the front gives you the guidance and endo-proofing of the big wheel, and the little rear wheel just has to keep up, basically. A lot of the traction benefits and what I call “rollability” happens at the front wheel, in my opinion, especially if you have a good working rear damper working with good downhill rubber. I’ve always run rear rubber on all my bikes that is smoother, and faster rolling, so I think it’d be OK to go kiddie wheel on the rear to get around clearance or perception issues…

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