26" Full suspension to 29" Hardtail
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The hard tail will be harder on your tail
Sure, the bigger wheels and lower tire pressures you can run make the 29er HT a smoother ride than an 26er HT, but it's still a hardtail. I was toying with the idea of an FS 29er until I bought a Thudbuster and it works so well that the FS thing no longer draws me...much.
Sure, the bigger wheels and lower tire pressures you can run make the 29er HT a smoother ride than an 26er HT, but it's still a hardtail. I was toying with the idea of an FS 29er until I bought a Thudbuster and it works so well that the FS thing no longer draws me...much.
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Two different bikes. Room for both?
A 29"er fully is in my future, but until then, I split my time between my 26" dually and my 29"er.
I'm a fan of the Thudbuster and have the Short Travel version on my Buzz Bomb. But big wheels and a springy post do not a full suspension make.
My 29"er is the more capable technical bike, and I feel much more comfortable on it picking my way through slower, techincal stuff. But there's nothing quite like 5" of cushion underfoot for bombing down the rough stuff.
Viva la two bike minimum!
A 29"er fully is in my future, but until then, I split my time between my 26" dually and my 29"er.
I'm a fan of the Thudbuster and have the Short Travel version on my Buzz Bomb. But big wheels and a springy post do not a full suspension make.
My 29"er is the more capable technical bike, and I feel much more comfortable on it picking my way through slower, techincal stuff. But there's nothing quite like 5" of cushion underfoot for bombing down the rough stuff.
Viva la two bike minimum!
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Ditto the Thudbuster. I have the newest long travel (3") on my otherwise rigid KM, and I wonder if I'll ever be able to do without it again. It took som egetting used to, but it's that good. Gives the bike personality, and if my senses don't fool me, speed. I get off the bike totally fresh after an extremely tough race like today.
The first time I threw a leg over a Fisher hardtail, mine, built from a used frameset, I did feel like I was riding a huge, lightweight, DH bike. Just bomber, nothing less. 26" bikes are like BMX's to me now.
The first time I threw a leg over a Fisher hardtail, mine, built from a used frameset, I did feel like I was riding a huge, lightweight, DH bike. Just bomber, nothing less. 26" bikes are like BMX's to me now.
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I switched from a 26" hardtail to a 26" FS for comfort reasons. Ride longer, less fatigue on the legs, etc. I bought a KM to set up as a single speed, not to switch to a 29er, but just a ride somtimes single speed. Soon I found myself on the Monkey 7 out of 10 rides. The ease at which the 29er travels through the rocky stuff and over roots soon I didn't fell like fighting everything with small wheels anymore.
So it's a hardtail SS 29er full time, I can still ride just as long as on the 26" FS, but I can tell my legs are taking alot of the shock. Just as what happened when I rode a 26" hardtail, now I need comfort. So I sell off all 26" stuff and go full bore 29er. Now I have a 29" SS and a 29" FS. Life don't get better than this.
So it's a hardtail SS 29er full time, I can still ride just as long as on the 26" FS, but I can tell my legs are taking alot of the shock. Just as what happened when I rode a 26" hardtail, now I need comfort. So I sell off all 26" stuff and go full bore 29er. Now I have a 29" SS and a 29" FS. Life don't get better than this.
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Ventana Salty to Airborne B-29. No regrets. I started with a standard post and bought a Thudbuster within a week. The benefits of the B-29 outweighed any issues of not having the fs.rgoolsby said:
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10 years down the drain
i rode FS almost exclusively for over 10years (when mtb-ing). lately i've been pushing the "big wheels need less suspension" idea. like no suspension at all. full suspension to full rigid happened at the end of 2003 for me. no regrets but it has alot to do with my local terrain and my past experience with bikes.
i rode FS almost exclusively for over 10years (when mtb-ing). lately i've been pushing the "big wheels need less suspension" idea. like no suspension at all. full suspension to full rigid happened at the end of 2003 for me. no regrets but it has alot to do with my local terrain and my past experience with bikes.
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