29ers

Is this all marketing hype, or will 29" wheels actually make you faster?
I'm interested in A-B comparisions over a timed course.

In article ,
Mike DeMicco wrote:

Is this all marketing hype, or will 29" wheels actually make you faster?
I'm interested in A-B comparisions over a timed course.

Well, they're heavier and weaker, but they roll over obstacles better.
The answer? Depends on the course.

Sorry,
--
Ryan Cousineau, http://www.sfu.ca/~rcousine
President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club

Is this all marketing hype, or will 29" wheels actually make you faster?
I'm interested in A-B comparisions over a timed course.



My brother bought a 29er a few months ago. he loves it. he also 'seems'
faster....he can certainly make rooty climbs better that i can (back wheel
stays planted better). parts, tubes, etc are hard to come by, however. i'm
going to wait to see if it outlives the hype.

Ryan Cousineau wrote:
In article ,
Mike DeMicco wrote:


Is this all marketing hype, or will 29" wheels actually make you faster?
I'm interested in A-B comparisions over a timed course.

Well, they're heavier

Really?


and weaker,

And what independent data do you base this presumption upon?

--
John G.
http://www.shavings.net/survival.htm

On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 14:54:01 -0400, ClydesdaleMTB
wrote:



Ryan Cousineau wrote:
In article ,
Mike DeMicco wrote:


Is this all marketing hype, or will 29" wheels actually make you faster?
I'm interested in A-B comparisions over a timed course.

Well, they're heavier

Really?


and weaker,

And what independent data do you base this presumption upon?


Sorry to interject here, John. But how the hell are ya?

Dave W wrote:
Sorry to interject here, John. But how the hell are ya?

Great!
Just got back to TN from 4 days in NH, rode lots of sweet singletrack.
Now it's back to bustin' the bad guys.

On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 16:57:25 -0500, ClydedaleMTB_in_TN
wrote:



Dave W wrote:
Sorry to interject here, John. But how the hell are ya?

Great!
Just got back to TN from 4 days in NH, rode lots of sweet singletrack.
Now it's back to bustin' the bad guys.


Good job Clyde. i would think the beautiful singletrack is a great
coping device. Glad you had a chance to get some of the goods then.
Nice to hear from ya'

Dave (that's cope-ing)

"ClydesdaleMTB" wrote

Well, they're heavier

Really?

Larger + same materials = more weight



and weaker,

And what independent data do you base this presumption upon?

Larger + same materials and construction = less strong.

The actual measured diff might not be much, but extrapolate it up and down.
Would a 50" wheel be heavier, and taco easier than a 10"?

Pete

Pete wrote:
"ClydesdaleMTB" wrote


Well, they're heavier

Really?


Larger + same materials = more weight



and weaker,

And what independent data do you base this presumption upon?


Larger + same materials and construction = less strong.

The actual measured diff might not be much, but extrapolate it up and down.
Would a 50" wheel be heavier, and taco easier than a 10"?

Pete



This is why wheels should be built to purpose.

I have a set of 29" whells built up for fully rigid singlespeeding. I
have every confidence in them.

Now if they were machine laced OEM crap, then yup. I'd be skeered to
ride em.

A

Anthony Sloan wrote in message ...
Pete wrote:
"ClydesdaleMTB" wrote


Well, they're heavier

Really?


Larger + same materials = more weight



and weaker,

And what independent data do you base this presumption upon?


Larger + same materials and construction = less strong.

The actual measured diff might not be much, but extrapolate it up and down.
Would a 50" wheel be heavier, and taco easier than a 10"?

Pete



This is why wheels should be built to purpose.

I have a set of 29" whells built up for fully rigid singlespeeding. I
have every confidence in them.

Now if they were machine laced OEM crap, then yup. I'd be skeered to
ride em.

A

What might that build be, buddy?

/s