Yet another win for 650b

[flamingo]

MB action just tested the three will sizes on full suspension bikes. All three similarly equipped KHS bikes. A clear win for 650b wheel. And guess what 26 came second! I am saving my money for 27.5-er.

[giantone]

Mbfiction more like it.

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[Roy]

Starting with a 29" frame and disc brakes you can run any wheel you want. Why not 4 sets of wheels, 29" set, 27.5" set, 26"set and a Road set.
That way you will always have the better wheel. You could circle the trail head parking lot at Island Lake 4 times, with 4 different sets of wheels and have the best wheels on every orbit.
Why not make you own 28 inch wheels? I bet MBA would say 28' is the best possible size wheel.
No Sarcasm intended!

Roy

[Sortaslow]

MB action just tested the three will sizes on full suspension bikes. All three similarly equipped KHS bikes. A clear win for 650b wheel. And guess what 26 came second! I am saving my money for 27.5-er.

You should attend a few demo days and try it out for yourself. A magazine shouldn't decide what is good for you.

Trouble will be finding a demo day with a few 650s to try.

[mmrobertson69]

I'm holding out for hover bikes. No wheels!

[kyleRIG29er]

I'm holding out for hover bikes. No wheels!

Great, I just went tubeless, now I'm going to have to drop more $$ to go tire-less

[flamingo]

You should attend a few demo days and try it out for yourself.

At least I have an indication what to look for for a test ride. And as soon as they are available I will test one.

The article is pretty informative and un biased. MB action has never been a trasher of 29ers. As advocates of Mountain Biking they simply belive that the more choice the better for the sport. Nobody is forcing anybody to ditch their current bike. Personally I welcome a bike with a bit less rolling resistance but without the clumsiness of the large wheel.

[motocross269]

Actually MBA picked the 29er Second over the 26....

Win: This 27.5-inch-wheeled bike proved to be the most versatile of the three hardtails. It did an excellent job of blending the best traits of the 29er and 26er with- out ever feeling like a compromise between the two. This bike scampered away from the 29er on steep uphills or after a speed-zapping mistake. It then gapped the 26er on the other side of the mountain on the way down—all the while delivering a very resilient ride that didn’t beat up the rider.

Place: This 29er couldn’t match the 27.5 in a drag race from a standstill or up a steep ascent. If your riding is wide-open trails with few surprises, the large wheels will hold an advantage over the 27.5. Our 29er held a slight advantage on the descents over the 27.5 (and blew the 26er into the weeds), but the advantage was less than what the 27.5 could throw down going up.

Show: This 26er felt the lightest of the group (it was), and, in experienced hands, it would beat the other two in acceleration and slicing up or down a trail. It propelled its rider with pumpatude power and liked to manual, wheelie and hop around obstacles. The operative word here is “experienced.” An accomplished rider can pump and manual all day long. The rider who can’t do those things won’t have as much fun on this 26er as he would on either of the other bikes.

Either way...I would say whatever works for the individual rider is the best wheel choice.....It's pretty much as simple as that..

[flamingo]

Actually MBA picked the 29er Second over the 26...

Motocross269.
You are actually quouting the results from hardtail comparo done few months ago.
What I am talking about is the July issue of MBAction, a comparo of full suspension bikes. The 26er came second on this one.

[iamkickstand]

This 26er felt the lightest of the group (it was), and, in experienced hands, it would beat the other two in acceleration and slicing up or down a trail. It propelled its rider with pumpatude power and liked to manual, wheelie and hop around obstacles. The operative word here is “experienced.” An accomplished rider can pump and manual all day long. The rider who can’t do those things won’t have as much fun on this 26er as he would on either of the other bikes.

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uh oh, it sounds like if you know how to ride a bike this is the way to go

[mtbfree]

This 26er felt the lightest of the group (it was), and, in experienced hands, it would beat the other two in acceleration and slicing up or down a trail. It propelled its rider with pumpatude power and liked to manual, wheelie and hop around obstacles. The operative word here is “experienced.” An accomplished rider can pump and manual all day long. The rider who can’t do those things won’t have as much fun on this 26er as he would on either of the other bikes.

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uh oh, it sounds like if you know how to ride a bike this is the way to go

[Critter7r]

This 26er felt the lightest of the group (it was), and, in experienced hands, it would beat the other two in acceleration and slicing up or down a trail. It propelled its rider with pumpatude power and liked to manual, wheelie and hop around obstacles. The operative word here is “experienced.” An accomplished rider can pump and manual all day long. The rider who can’t do those things won’t have as much fun on this 26er as he would on either of the other bikes.

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uh oh, it sounds like if you know how to ride a bike this is the way to go

Sweet! I don't need a new bike af .... ter a ... l ... l ...

oh .. uh... NOW how do I justify getting a new bike to the wife??