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Suppose I could have been a bit clearer there. More like diminishing the
slower, less responsive steering associated with greater gyroscopic forces via
tweaking head angle, stem length & fork offset - but the benefits of the
improved rollover of the large wheel is still there. The 29'er gives up little
agility in comparison to it's smaller wheeled sibling. Saying that, I don't
see much need for the 650 iteration myself, apart from fitting smaller riders,
but Norco thought there were still enough people looking for 650's to justify
the option throughout the range. Would be interesting to track the sales skews
over the next year for sure.
April 14, 2016, 7:50 p.m. - Perry Schebel
#!markdown Suppose I could have been a bit clearer there. More like diminishing the slower, less responsive steering associated with greater gyroscopic forces via tweaking head angle, stem length & fork offset - but the benefits of the improved rollover of the large wheel is still there. The 29'er gives up little agility in comparison to it's smaller wheeled sibling. Saying that, I don't see much need for the 650 iteration myself, apart from fitting smaller riders, but Norco thought there were still enough people looking for 650's to justify the option throughout the range. Would be interesting to track the sales skews over the next year for sure.