Comments on: Mi-Tech Tyke 29″er: On Test http://twentynineinches.com/2010/07/29/mi-tech-tyke-29er-on-test/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mi-tech-tyke-29er-on-test 29er Bike Reviews, Rumors and News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:51:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: c_g http://twentynineinches.com/2010/07/29/mi-tech-tyke-29er-on-test/#comment-67867 c_g Sun, 01 Aug 2010 19:07:46 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=6515#comment-67867 hmmm, just realized I forgot to mention the brand name concerned in the first paragraph: I am talking ablut BULLS, just to be 100% clear. :-) hmmm, just realized I forgot to mention the brand name concerned in the first paragraph: I am talking ablut BULLS, just to be 100% clear. :-)

]]> By: c_g http://twentynineinches.com/2010/07/29/mi-tech-tyke-29er-on-test/#comment-67866 c_g Sun, 01 Aug 2010 19:06:32 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=6515#comment-67866 OK folks, you are taking away all the fun in preparing news - I am in contact with the person behind all their 29er (I confirm a sweet alloy called Copperhead - in at least two versions, one Ti called Tirone and the flagship carbon bike the Black Adder) - so chances are high you will read some more here in the not so distant future :-). GT: Sorry to disappoint you on Rotwild - unless they have something completely unknown in the make - the rumored bike from BIKE EXPO is called T1 (T standing for TREKKING) ad is a real high end trekking bike with room for bigger meats. I talked to the folks of Rotwild and they confirmed the bikes wer not true 29er but more like trekking crossovers. Very neatly executed frame and just in time for the show. Despite having three frames on display (two of them with 29er components) they had no details on the geometry, weight or price, so I have to trust what I have been told. Just by looking I could already detect that the BB drop was minimal - either a revolutionary new geometry (;-)) or plain trekking style with the option to disguise it as a 29er. Be sure I will keep my eyes and ears out for more :-). OK folks, you are taking away all the fun in preparing news – I am in contact with the person behind all their 29er (I confirm a sweet alloy called Copperhead – in at least two versions, one Ti called Tirone and the flagship carbon bike the Black Adder) – so chances are high you will read some more here in the not so distant future :-) .

GT: Sorry to disappoint you on Rotwild – unless they have something completely unknown in the make – the rumored bike from BIKE EXPO is called T1 (T standing for TREKKING) ad is a real high end trekking bike with room for bigger meats. I talked to the folks of Rotwild and they confirmed the bikes wer not true 29er but more like trekking crossovers. Very neatly executed frame and just in time for the show. Despite having three frames on display (two of them with 29er components) they had no details on the geometry, weight or price, so I have to trust what I have been told. Just by looking I could already detect that the BB drop was minimal – either a revolutionary new geometry (;-)) or plain trekking style with the option to disguise it as a 29er.

Be sure I will keep my eyes and ears out for more :-) .

]]> By: Ojos Azules http://twentynineinches.com/2010/07/29/mi-tech-tyke-29er-on-test/#comment-67865 Ojos Azules Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:36:38 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=6515#comment-67865 Damn ! Looks like link is not working. Let's try this: http://tinyurl.com/3776ode Damn !
Looks like link is not working.
Let’s try this:

http://tinyurl.com/3776ode

]]> By: Ojos Azules http://twentynineinches.com/2010/07/29/mi-tech-tyke-29er-on-test/#comment-67864 Ojos Azules Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:30:15 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=6515#comment-67864 @GT: I think Bulls is coming out with 3 models: Tirone-titanium, Copperfield-alloy, and Black Adder-carbon. "c_g", actually being from Germany, could probably dig some more info on them. I'm just looking for options for my new 29er winter project. Here is something I find about Black Adder (google translate FTW): http://www.bulls.de/presse/siege-und-erfolge/news-details.html?tx_ttnews[tt_news]=502&tx_ttnews[backPid]=230&cHash=26819310b5 This year's Eurobike should be interesting. @GT:
I think Bulls is coming out with 3 models: Tirone-titanium, Copperfield-alloy, and Black Adder-carbon.
“c_g”, actually being from Germany, could probably dig some more info on them. I’m just looking for options for my new 29er winter project.
Here is something I find about Black Adder (google translate FTW):

http://www.bulls.de/presse/siege-und-erfolge/news-details.html?tx_ttnewstt_news=502&tx_ttnewsbackPid=230&cHash=26819310b5

This year’s Eurobike should be interesting.

]]> By: Guitar Ted http://twentynineinches.com/2010/07/29/mi-tech-tyke-29er-on-test/#comment-67863 Guitar Ted Sun, 01 Aug 2010 17:45:21 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/?p=6515#comment-67863 @Ojos Azules: Very, very interesting! I would be interested in a Rotwild with the full technical treatment that they give to their 26 inch hard tails. That would be interesting to ride. (I have a very good friend that races for Ergon, who use Rotwilds as their bicycle) The others in that thread are nicely executed as well. Are the Bulls models carbon fiber? Thanks for that peek at what is going on in Germany. It would seem that the big wheels might finally get a chance to prove themselves in that market. We will see how that goes, but for now, the entries I see are looking quite nice. @Ojos Azules: Very, very interesting! I would be interested in a Rotwild with the full technical treatment that they give to their 26 inch hard tails. That would be interesting to ride. (I have a very good friend that races for Ergon, who use Rotwilds as their bicycle) The others in that thread are nicely executed as well. Are the Bulls models carbon fiber?

Thanks for that peek at what is going on in Germany. It would seem that the big wheels might finally get a chance to prove themselves in that market. We will see how that goes, but for now, the entries I see are looking quite nice.

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