Originally Posted by
prj71
Nah.
Bike industry is hurting. They invent solutions looking for a problem to generate more sales. We'll soon be told how 29er tires are inferior and why we must purchase 32" tires.
I get that... and I don't buy into the next greatest bestest thing they are offering. To a point, some changes are better/offer more performance, many - not so much.
MTB's have improved greatly. Maybe if you were riding during every little iteration/improvement it may seem like a bunch of hype. But if you jumped directly from older to new - wow, massive difference. Road bikes - not so much.
Racing will tell the tale. If 32's are faster, if they get better lap times - you will see more 32's built and it will trickle down to the other bikes. Just like 29's did.