Originally Posted by kayakboy
That 69er is krazy. It seems to me that 29ers have a larger contact patch with the earth, and there for are faster. People say you can lean into the turns alot more. Also your bottom bracket is usually higer, so hitting your pedal is less of a problem. They definatly will deal with an errant log, rock or water bar better. So far as I have heard, the only drawbacks are weight and agility.
Wrong. 29er bottom brackets are usually the same height as 26ers - the frames are designed around the bigger wheels. Depending on the design, 29ers can be very agile. The only negative I have found is slightly slower acceleration plus a little bit more weight. For me those 2 issues are more than outweighed by the benefits. But for the purpose of this thread, it really doesn't matter that much.