bike shop has a 18 frame (I need a 17.5).
Thats laughable
I tell you whats even more funny, that dumbass Trek 69ner, how can they justify 2400 dollars for something like that, I guess the overpriced underperforming fork is probably about 1200 of it.
A 69ner, any 26r 29f not that dumbass trek, shouldn't have a acceleration penalty, or at least not much of one. Seems like a good idea best of both worlds deal.
The whole idea is momentum and while I haven't rode one yet I think that you will see this format of bike become popular with trail riders who are sick of the direction that mountain biking has been going, glutenous big hit gimmick bikes.