Thread: Buying a Mountain Bike - What would you do?
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Old 08-18-12 | 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by paisan
The point is if someone is reading this looking for what is a better bike 29 or 26, the real answer is both. It depends on your riding style and the type of trails you will be riding. Either bike can handle the terrain near where you live but one may/may not be able to do it a little better and it may/may not be easier for you to clear that terrain. For the real answer go visit some shops and the trail heads near you and talk to the guys there and see what is a better fit for your local riding, not some internet guys who admittedly haven’t even rode one and are basing their opinion on what they think know.
Going back and reading your posts, I wonder if you fall into the same group of "some internet guys". You don't actually say that you have ridden one off-road and only say that you've 'talked with some guys". One could get the impression that you are basing your opinion on what you think you know.
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