This!
I recently purchased a RM Maiden thinking that if I wanted to change the bike in a few years it wasn't going to cost me dearly. I'm now looking at a possible big loss if I want a new ride.
For me the swap to 27.5 hasn't transformed my riding, it was never going to, only riding more can do that but I get frustrated when the media/marketing tells me that I'm riding out dated gear, and a majority of riders see this for their lack of skill / progression.
It was not so long ago I as asked how the hell did I ride my 26 enduro up old buck and descend John Deere so quickly by a fellow 29er rider. I mean come on WTF!!!
Plus the fact under the right rider 27.5 is no slower. Gwin proved this last weekend...
June 9, 2017, 5:22 p.m. - Kieran
This! I recently purchased a RM Maiden thinking that if I wanted to change the bike in a few years it wasn't going to cost me dearly. I'm now looking at a possible big loss if I want a new ride. For me the swap to 27.5 hasn't transformed my riding, it was never going to, only riding more can do that but I get frustrated when the media/marketing tells me that I'm riding out dated gear, and a majority of riders see this for their lack of skill / progression. It was not so long ago I as asked how the hell did I ride my 26 enduro up old buck and descend John Deere so quickly by a fellow 29er rider. I mean come on WTF!!! Plus the fact under the right rider 27.5 is no slower. Gwin proved this last weekend...