Is this true about 29ers?
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The Ellsworth fab crew, now Zen Bicycles was hiring a couple of weeks ago. They totally ignored my res. I swear I never said steel is real in my cover letter
https://bikeportland.org/2011/10/07/n...th-roots-60236
https://bikeportland.org/2011/10/07/n...th-roots-60236
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Umm cuz dude was talkin' about finding a bike industry job. Thought about a new thread for it, but I hate new threads.
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The question in the thread has been answered a couple times already...it's long overdue to be derailled.
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But yeah, that 29" logic for no suspension does seem wacky.
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Agreed, thats why I use flashing Leds in the city, to be seen, not to see by. In the woods I use a steady beam because I'm using it to see , I dont need light to be seen, the kangaroos can see me already.
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Y&ep. I roll streets without lights and go from strobe to constant
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Yeaaahhhhh...... that was my fault. I didn't mean to change the tread topic, but I think that that happens at least once on pretty much every semi-lengthy thread. My fault.......... Please proceed.
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Well, I'm now considering 26 inch wheel touring bike with front suspension so I could go everywhere. I wonder how people would look at that to see some guy with panniers go slowly on a trail while people are wizzing by at a zillion miles per hour doing their training. Anyway, I'm kind of thinking along the lines of the Soma Groove frame. But this is for a future project. My first touring bike will be with 700c wheels. If I could find a Michelin Tracker or Continental Tour Ride in 2.2 inch for 700c, then I might be more tempted to make a 29er touring bike. Even if people say 26ers are slower, it's kind of tempting still to make a touring bike with one. For whatever reason, it always seems normal to me to roll around at a pedestrian pace. I mean other bikers pass me, even women and older people. It's a little odd, haha. Apart from the Soma Groove and Surly Troll, does anyone know which 26 inch mountain frames can carry panniers for all-terrain touring?
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Whats a 29er, sounds freaky!
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Well, I'm now considering 26 inch wheel touring bike with front suspension so I could go everywhere. I wonder how people would look at that to see some guy with panniers go slowly on a trail while people are wizzing by at a zillion miles per hour doing their training. Anyway, I'm kind of thinking along the lines of the Soma Groove frame. But this is for a future project. My first touring bike will be with 700c wheels. If I could find a Michelin Tracker or Continental Tour Ride in 2.2 inch for 700c, then I might be more tempted to make a 29er touring bike. Even if people say 26ers are slower, it's kind of tempting still to make a touring bike with one. For whatever reason, it always seems normal to me to roll around at a pedestrian pace. I mean other bikers pass me, even women and older people. It's a little odd, haha. Apart from the Soma Groove and Surly Troll, does anyone know which 26 inch mountain frames can carry panniers for all-terrain touring?
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Looking to build up a 2 9 er at some point so do enjoy these threads... will be building my own frame.
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^^^Can you build me a frame? 6'3" with 34" inseam. I do think that after snagging some golf clubs for Christmas that I'm gonna do something 29er.
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At your height you should not have a problem with an off the peg frame although you do have shorter legs than most folks your height and probably have miles of reach.
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Some bike magazine recently tested some bikes at the Black Canyon Trail in Central AZ. The reviews on the Salsa Tallboy caught my attention.
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