Thread: STOP THE PRESSES - kidwoo will ride a 29er- Transition Bandit 29er

Originally Posted by t.odd

I take it the front wheel/toe overlap closeness is exaggerated by the lens too?

Yup. Like the Shinobi, Altitude, Tallboy, I don't come close to touching wearing either flats or clipless.

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Great stoke Lee, loved the little shot where you ran into the camera and it tilted up to the trees. Couldn't plan it better than that!

Interesting data point to add into this whole 29'ers in BC and on the Shore.

Did a ride last night with a very well respected rider that has TONS of time on a number of different 29'ers all over the Sea to Sky and around the world. He's building up a new personal trail bike...a 26'er. After a couple years on the 29'er he feels they lack playfullness and fun, especially on our Shore trails with tight corners that you are usually hard on the breaks. He'll keep is 29'er for other stuff, but the Shore is back to 26'ers.

Originally Posted by shirk

Interesting data point to add into this whole 29'ers in BC and on the Shore.

Did a ride last night with a very well respected rider that has TONS of time on a number of different 29'ers all over the Sea to Sky and around the world. He's building up a new personal trail bike...a 26'er. After a couple years on the 29'er he feels they lack playfullness and fun, especially on our Shore trails with tight corners that you are usually hard on the breaks. He'll keep is 29'er for other stuff, but the Shore is back to 26'ers.

Who is that shirk? I'd like to add another datapoint. At this point after about 8 rides (Pemby, Squamish, Shore), I'd prefer the Bandit over the Bandit 29er for tight slow trails with unrelenting tech between all features (ie Shore and from what I've seen New England) but the Bandit 29er over the 26er if I had trails with a tech features here and there but places where you can get speed in between the tech (ie almost everywhere else in the world including Bellingham, Whistler valley, Pemberton.

This is still very preliminary though as I haven't really subjected the 29er to the dorp to falt test on anything major. Also will swap in a light wheelset

Originally Posted by Poop~Ghost

Great stoke Lee, loved the little shot where you ran into the camera and it tilted up to the trees. Couldn't plan it better than that!

Credit to that cam angle from a Specialized Video - 3,000

Originally Posted by LeeLau

Who is that shirk?

Send you a PM with who it was. As it's was just some chatting on a climb I'd rather not post his words second hand as they could get taken out of context.

Originally Posted by shirk

Interesting data point to add into this whole 29'ers in BC and on the Shore.

Did a ride last night with a very well respected rider that has TONS of time on a number of different 29'ers all over the Sea to Sky and around the world. He's building up a new personal trail bike...a 26'er. After a couple years on the 29'er he feels they lack playfullness and fun, especially on our Shore trails with tight corners that you are usually hard on the breaks. He'll keep is 29'er for other stuff, but the Shore is back to 26'ers.

that's pretty much what's kept me away from them too...I considered it a bit before getting my new rig, but for the kind of riding I like, and how I like to ride, I just don't think 29'ers do it for me. The compromises aren't worth the advantages for what I'm looking for. Not that they aren't fun once in a while.

Originally Posted by t.odd

that's pretty much what's kept me away from them too...I considered it a bit before getting my new rig, but for the kind of riding I like, and how I like to ride, I just don't think 29'ers do it for me. The compromises aren't worth the advantages for what I'm looking for. Not that they aren't fun once in a while.

yup i ride like you but with less finesse and I'm beginning to realize that 29ers, for our trails, might not solve world hunger.

Originally Posted by t.odd

that's pretty much what's kept me away from them too...I considered it a bit before getting my new rig, but for the kind of riding I like, and how I like to ride, I just don't think 29'ers do it for me. The compromises aren't worth the advantages for what I'm looking for. Not that they aren't fun once in a while.

From what I know about you, we're probably on the same page. We'll see what happens once I get this thing but I get the feeling the rear wheel is going to end up in my taint quite a bit.


Hey Lee, we're pretty much game on in about a week. It just rained for two days here and I just scowled at my skis and blew a kiss at my bikes. No hurry though, the 'real' rides I want to pound on will still be a while.

the fucking ski season seemed to shut down 3 weeks ago when it went from + 10 to -10 in 4 hours. Since then it's rained for 18 of the last 21 days and temps have been stupid high. ararrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhh hhhhhhhh

As you can see from the video the 29er tire gets awfully close to the balls on the steeps. It's a bit disconcerting but then i don't want kids. It's fun to jump and str8line into rock gardens though

We should talk off-line about how i get the bike to you.

Ok Lee, enough 26 vs 29 chatter. I want to hear more 27.5er!!

Originally Posted by robnow

Ok Lee, enough 26 vs 29 chatter. I want to hear more 27.5er!!

oh ffs- don't get me started

Originally Posted by LeeLau

oh ffs- don't get me started

Come on lets hear it! It's snaining out and I can't ride right now, nothing but time...

Originally Posted by hick

Come on lets here it! It's snaining out and I can't ride right now, nothing but time...

Not gonna start. Here's some more balls uncomfortably close to the big wheels videos - Aftertaste short

Originally Posted by kidwoo

From what I know about you, we're probably on the same page. We'll see what happens once I get this thing but I get the feeling the rear wheel is going to end up in my taint quite a bit.


Hey Lee, we're pretty much game on in about a week. It just rained for two days here and I just scowled at my skis and blew a kiss at my bikes. No hurry though, the 'real' rides I want to pound on will still be a while.

On an unrelated note, when are we getting a review of the Turner 5 Spot? I stumbled across your old Enduro SL thread last night and after re-reading your praises for that bike, I was wondering how on earth could the Turner be that much better.

Originally Posted by Dickeymotto

On an unrelated note, when are we getting a review of the Turner 5 Spot? I stumbled across your old Enduro SL thread last night and after re-reading your praises for that bike, I was wondering how on earth could the Turner be that much better.

It's funny. After switching bikes and putting an offset headset in the turner, hopping on the thing felt exactly like my enduro as far as fit.

There were a few things that started to bug me about the enduro that the turner fixed. The biggest one was stiffness. The turner has a much more stout rear end/swingarm. The second was how much tinkering I had to do to get the enduro dialed suspension-wise. Nothing huge and I did get it pretty dialed, but it took some time. I actually miss the dc fork on the enduro. Going back to a single crown (even a 36), it's just not the same steering precision. A lot of it honestly had to do with a test ride I got on a buddy's 5 spot at downieville. Long story short, he had his bike setup way too soft and it felt like a much more plush bike than the travel number would indicate. Since getting my own, I realized how screwed up that was for a bike you'll be climbing on and truth be told, there's not a whole lot of difference in overall feel between my 5 spot now, and the enduro then. If the enduro were stiffer, I'd probably still be riding it. Shiny new things........ Oh well.

I should have a review up soon. It's next on the list (I just finished a ski review last night, mostly to get onto this)

Originally Posted by shirk

Interesting data point to add into this whole 29'ers in BC and on the Shore.

Did a ride last night with a very well respected rider that has TONS of time on a number of different 29'ers all over the Sea to Sky and around the world. He's building up a new personal trail bike...a 26'er. After a couple years on the 29'er he feels they lack playfullness and fun, especially on our Shore trails with tight corners that you are usually hard on the breaks. He'll keep is 29'er for other stuff, but the Shore is back to 26'ers.

immediately thought the initials might be TP. if it is that would say alot. even though he has been killing it on the 29 ht, i always wondered with his background. i haven't tried one, but i'm thinking w my elevated age and stiffness i might lose what little playfulneess i have left. still think of a few places it'd be cool though

Originally Posted by grinch

immediately thought the initials might be TP.

Nope not someone with initials TP. Not sure I even know anyone in North Van with initials TP.

k disregard. thought it might be Porter up in squamish when you put sea to sky instead of n van

Originally Posted by grinch

k disregard. thought it might be Porter up in squamish when you put sea to sky instead of n van

nope. TP luvs 29er'ing

Those trails look incredible. That is all.

Gag video that didn't work out. Got to work on the proper exposure for self-filming.

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