Just some curious observation on wheel size. I spent the years from @ 1989-2004 almost exclusively on 26" wheeled mountain bikes in the dirt. I dabbled a bit with road bikes, cruisers, folders, bmx bikes in there too, but for all intent I was a mountain biker.
Then I picked up a 700c cross bike that I would use for...well, cyclocross, but never much gave thought to doing "mountain biking" on mainly because I had a mountain bike to do that with. Then my daughter was born and my cycling changed drastically. Not only was I riding mainly in town, but I had picked up my first Rivendell as well. My MTB collected dust, while I kept buying fatter and fatter tires and taking the Rivendell on more varied terrain. After riding the Hilsen shod with 45mm IRC knobbies on singletrack I sold the MTB. That led me to thinking, or more to the point, eased my disdain for the 29er mountain bike craze, and I got another mountain specific cannondale 29er. Which I was honestly very surprised with, and enjoyed riding when I was able to make time for the trails. It really did feel smoother to me than the 26"ers I had previously, but still mentally considered 26 as my first choice. Anyway, long story short, we were hurting for space and I acquired the nice mint condition 84 Rock Hopper that I slotted into the MTB spot in my mind and sold the Cannondale. How could I go wrong...26" wheels should feel like an old pair of jeans right? Now we get to the point. Recently I have been riding off road more, and I came to a personal realization. After riding the fatty tired Hilsen back to back with the fatty tired Rock Hopper, I am solidly in the camp of enjoying the larger diameter wheels off road. I think the Rock hopper may be leaving the nest, and re-replaced with a rigid 29'er. Time to start looking for a Karate Monkey!! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/1JMLYqE3o-AJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
