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This. I've done plenty of all mountain riding on both 26 and 29" bikes. In reality, if I'm brutally honest, all those bikes were XC bikes I was pushing the limits on. That said, the 29ers are more comfortable to do that on than the 26ers were. And that said, having ridden a couple of modern 27.5 AM/Enduro bikes, one of those is for certain in the cards for my next N+1, as budget allows. I don't see it replacing my cross country rigs, but man are those things nice when you start to push the limits of an XC rig.Industry has pretty much dumped the 26" wheel. Whether you like it or not your next bike will likely be 29 (more cross country) or 27.5 (more all mountain).