I’ve been logging some miles on the Pofahl built 36 inch wheeled bike and will now offer some first impressions to you on what it is like to ride this bicycle with the Conestoga sized wagon wheels.

Wheels. That’s the first impression you get visually when looking at the 36″er. They are very large, and [...]

The first time I became aware of a 36 inch wheeled bicycle was back around 2002 when I saw a picture of a Coker cruiser. That was pretty much a novelty bike. I didn’t really think anything more about that. However, in 2006 when Ben Witt of Milltown Cycles told me he was designing one, [...]

The 650b wheel is a niche market, as niche as they come right now. Well the 36er might be a bit more hidden and harder to come by as of today but most folks don’t know what 650b is, or was, or will be.
The largest issue I see holding back the 650b, or any [...]

Lately there has been some excitement regarding 36″ers, the huge wheeled bikes that were first just a novelty. In fact, the first 36″ers widely known were Coker cruiser type bikes. Now there is a “new breed” tramping the trails and back roads with a hint of more to come.
Twenty Nine Inches presents a brief [...]

“The Big Wheeled Ballyhoo could be the next Sea Otter”
“This event could be the midwest Pedro’s festival”
Those are both quotes from industry folks that were there.
“The Big Wheeled Ballyhoo makes you a better lover”
I said that.
The sponsors made the event possible. Buy their stuff. It’s good stuff.
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