In the ten years since the appearance of “The Tire”, (WTB’s Nanoraptor), 29 inch wheeled bikes can be shod with a wide array of rubber. From “barely there” race tires to “monster truck” moto-shredder tires, 29″er freaks have never had it so good. So, why is it that everywhere you look, there is a lot [...]

With the recent developments in longer travel 29″ers, big meaty tires, DH worthy forks for 29″ers, and a willingness of designers to experiment, we are starting to see the first inklings of serious 29 inch down hill efforts. Of course, a nod to the folks who did a lot of ground work must be made [...]

For those who are not close to, or in the cycling industry, you may not be aware that the industry trade magazine of highest respect in North America is “Bicycle Retailer and Industry News“. (Commonly referred to as “BRAIN”) It sometimes reports on how bikes are selling in North America in certain categories. For [...]

Editor’s Note: This week we let Grannygear loose on the subject of what is the perfect amount of travel for a 29 inch wheeled bike in “The Sweet Spot”
There has been some loud clamoring for bigger travel 29ers lately, and in some cases, the response has been the development of five, six, and even [...]

Guitar Ted’s thoughts on gearing: Guitar Ted has been talking about lower gearing for 29″ers almost as long as Twenty Nine Inches has been around. Here is his latest piece on the subject.
With the spec that Shimano’s 12-36T cassette is getting on 29″ers these days, there is a lot of chatter about gearing for [...]

All along, single speeding and 29 inch wheeled bikes have seemed to be like “pie and ice cream”, like they just belonged together. Certainly there are reasons for that, but since a preponderance of single speed mountain bikes are 29″ers these days, it has come to my attention that the method of chain tensioning is [...]