I remember a day on a Whistler west side trail on my first modern 29er (2012 Enduro 29 alloy) and it handled steeps-to-g-out so much better than my ill-fitting 26" Demo. I put the Demo up for sale the next day. What good is that slack head angle and big fork and shite pedalability if if can't get me down gnarly steeps? I think a lot of people had that realization. And that capability only improved along with 29er geometry and the modern progressive era.
July 5, 2022, 10:49 a.m. - Cr4w
I remember a day on a Whistler west side trail on my first modern 29er (2012 Enduro 29 alloy) and it handled steeps-to-g-out so much better than my ill-fitting 26" Demo. I put the Demo up for sale the next day. What good is that slack head angle and big fork and shite pedalability if if can't get me down gnarly steeps? I think a lot of people had that realization. And that capability only improved along with 29er geometry and the modern progressive era.