Originally Posted by
qclabrat
What are you riding now? My first 29r was a 2010 Lenz Leviathan. I always felt I was too tall in the saddle with the massive BB height with the old 29r geometries. I continued to buy 29rs as 27.5s started to take over the market but with the lower BBs and slack fronts the "wagon" wheels now feel less big even with the high volume tires we are all now using. Don't discount 29rs demo and form your own opinions. I have 2-3 27.5s for my big travelers, I'm 5'9" and the smaller wheels are easier for me to handle at the higher speeds.
I'm riding a Cube Attention.
Originally Posted by
PickleRick
Ummmmmm, 27.5 seconds of Google searching got this:
Pivot Mach 4 27.5
Pivot Mach 5.5 27.5
Pivot Trail429 27.5
Santa Cruz Bronson 27.5
Ibis Mojo 27.5
Salsa Spearfish 27.5
Salsa Rustler 27.5
Giant Reign 27.5
No telling what you'd find with 27.5 minutes of searching. ;- )
....no, it's not dead.
Well, I'm always looking at XC hardtails. Seems like the enduro/downhill-scene still mostly uses 27.5".
I asked the question because when I look at:
- The new Merida line-up for 2020, all 29'ers,
- Scott only offers 27.5" wheels for there women specific range (Contessa)
- Canyon and Cannondale, still have 27.5" bikes, but only in the XS, S (or Medium) frame sizes.
- ...
(which are some of the major brands around here)
PickleRick: In the list you wrote, Santa Cruz and Gaint would be best know around here. Santa Cruz doesn't seem to offer 27.5" hardtails anymore. Giant does. Salsa's 27.5 hardtails are actually 27.5+.
But thanks for the list, I will need to consider those brands :-) Also Marin seems to be offering some 27.5" hardtails.
I guess a better question would be: "Is the 27.5" hardtail dead?" ;-)