Here at Twenty Nine Inches we get a lot of tidbits and juicy teases from time to time. Here are some we actually can talk about! Believe me when I say we get even more that we’re sworn to secrecy on!
#1. “The Big Fatty” tire that is supposed to be something around 2.6- 2.8 inches [...]

Got these pics of the Specialized 29ers from an anonymous source…
Here’s the dropout. Notice that the disc caliper moves with the wheel, so that you don’t have to adjust your disc brake each time you adjust wheel tension.

 
Here’s the Stumpjumper 29er. Lots of good tire clearance, and front derailleur clearance. $1600-1800 bike, and frame [...]

We are hearing that a proto type yeti 29″er is being piloted somewhere in the Rockies. Supposedly it is based on their 575 model which is similar to a Fisher HiFi/ Sugar type bike.
The 26 inch model has over 5 inches of rear wheel travel which probably won’t translate over to a 29″er platform [...]

Talked with some product guys at Diamondback today (who made the first real 29er) and they are confirming two versions of a big wheeled Overdrive model due out this fall.
As you probably know, most 29ers are easily over $1500. Well Diamondback wants to make a 29er for the everyday man… there’s a version coming [...]

The story going around about Redline is that they are going to drop the 26″er mtb bike in ‘08. The ‘08 line up for 29″ers is going to expand to include an aluminum hardtail that is geared and possibly more. Stay tuned as we get more information to update you on this story.

We had been hearing rumors of a new Continental 29″er tread pattern in two sizes for awhile now. Here at Sea Otter we have confirmation that they indeed will release a Trail King pattern in a 2.1 and a 2.4″ size sometime in the near future. Apparently, tooling dilemmas are holding up the progress on [...]