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That's an interesting one. The industry is already too behind this for it to
go away. People are going to start trying them and liking them and this will
be a thing. There's a few first rides up on an Orbea 27.5+ hardtail that
people are similarly impressed with. And with Maxxis tires.
Historically, the bikes don't look different enough for it to be a big deal,
especially with the 2.75's of the Scott. So I don't think this is going to be
all that memorable of a change. Tire sizes will grow, and we'll look back on
older bikes and think they look a bit funny with their pinner tires. I'm
actually curious to see the first 27.5 half+ bike. No boost, wide rims and up
the tire clearance to get a 2.5/2.6 in there. Maybe people would accept that?
The interesting thing is going to be when the first ones start showing up
under consumers. See what happens with word of mouth at that point.
July 31, 2015, 8:35 a.m. - Dirk
#!markdown That's an interesting one. The industry is already too behind this for it to go away. People are going to start trying them and liking them and this will be a thing. There's a few first rides up on an Orbea 27.5+ hardtail that people are similarly impressed with. And with Maxxis tires. Historically, the bikes don't look different enough for it to be a big deal, especially with the 2.75's of the Scott. So I don't think this is going to be all that memorable of a change. Tire sizes will grow, and we'll look back on older bikes and think they look a bit funny with their pinner tires. I'm actually curious to see the first 27.5 half+ bike. No boost, wide rims and up the tire clearance to get a 2.5/2.6 in there. Maybe people would accept that? The interesting thing is going to be when the first ones start showing up under consumers. See what happens with word of mouth at that point.