Big Wheel Tire Tales: An Editorial
November 17th, 2009 | 29er | 33 Comments
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 ...
Why 29″er DH Is Good For 29″ers: ...
November 12th, 2009 | 29er | 4 Comments
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 ...
How Well Do 29″ers Sell? The Answer (or...
November 3rd, 2009 | 29er | 19 Comments
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 ...
The Sweet Spot: An Editorial
October 30th, 2009 | 29er | 29 Comments
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 ...
On Gearing For 29″ers: An Editorial
October 19th, 2009 | 29er | 27 Comments
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 ...
Interbike 2009: Observations- An Editorial
October 8th, 2009 | 29er | 13 Comments
Grannygear's Thoughts On Interbike: Interbike Impressions from our first timer, Grannygear. We let him loose on a few thoughts, ramblings, and trends as only he could see them.
Big wheels are ...
Carbon 29″ers: “Black Magic”...
August 9th, 2009 | 29er | 11 Comments
The recent leaks and press releases about 2010 big wheeled bike introductions has largely focused on several carbon fiber wonder bikes. Full suspension and hard tail, single speed and ...
Going Tubeless: The Future
July 28th, 2009 | 29er | 2 Comments
Here in my final installment on tubeless mountain bike technology and specifically tubeless tire technology for 29 inch wheels, I want to address some areas of concern and where I ...