Originally Posted by
bike_galpal
anyone have a general opinion on 700c/29er vs 26er for winter riding? assuming everything else is the same (obviously i can get fatter knobby 26" tires for a cheap winter build)
General opinion? Of what? I run both. 700x35 on a sort of drop bar bike. 26 x 1.95 or a used rockhopper mt bike. 29 x 2.1. On a Surly 1x1. What conditions? Distance? Most of my riding is done on the 700x 35. The 26 sees worst case stuff, frozen footprints, deeper snow. The 29 x 2.1 are really slow, like slow for mostly pavement. My new crush, been looking at the 45 north 700 x 38, would seem to be ideal for the Boston, MA conditions for the bulk of my riding. Freeze thaw, footprints, glare ice and some snow depth.