Originally Posted by
Bikedued
I just rode for the first time, with someone on a 29er. Me, 44 years old on a 26 inch Specialized P-1 All Mountain(Not a dirt jumper!) and my friend...24 years old on an S-works carbon Epic. He was kicking my butt on the downhills obviously with full supension and age (I'm gonna live forever foolishness) gap. Climbing though we seemed kind of evenly matched. On swooping downhills he positively rolled away though.
I am out of shape....
So, there's a 20 year age difference, and you admit you're out of shape, but a small change in wheel diameter (roughly 10%) was the deciding factor.
So, when you switched bikes, what was the outcome?