27.5+.....has the industry gone full moron?

[TahoeJ]

Rocky hiking trails, in a relatively flat area.

Sounds perfect for a 29er... lol...

[kidwoo]

Sounds perfect for a 29er... lol...

And even perfecter for a 27.5+ setup.

I ride 26s for the quickness in handling and strength/weight. But those things do hang up worse in slow rough punchy terrain.

[toast2266]

Admittedly, they do have questionable value if you aren't any good at descending.

Maybe they wouldn't suck at descending so much if they could get their seat out of the way.

[Dantheman]

Maybe they wouldn't suck at descending so much if they could get their seat out of the way.

Certainly plenty of this going on:

[muted]

Rocky hiking trails, in a relatively flat area.

I know, just teasin' ya.

[nickwm21]

This goes here for Damian's comments: http://www.pinkbike.com/news/revolut...view-2016.html

[Damian Sanders]

TREK goes triple moron..........27lb+ carbon hardtail for nearly $5,000.

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/trek-in...ache-2017.html

Are they crazy stupid, or stupid crazy?

[ScrewYou]

TREK goes triple moron..........27lb+ carbon hardtail for nearly $5,000.

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/trek-in...ache-2017.html

Are they crazy stupid, or stupid crazy?

But it says ultra-capable though...

[stuckathuntermtn]

I just rode a 27.5+ full suspension e-bike around a big bike shop in Marin. It was...terrifying. So was the undamped dropper post.

[YoEddy]

You guys can pooh-pooh it all you want, but I just ordered my own stupid crazy Carbon Stache 29+, and I'm ditching the dropper post before it leaves the shop.

[plugboots]

Yer
Gonna
Die

[Damian Sanders]

MTBR debates a plus bike being harder to pedal than a fat bike. Can't make this stuff up folks:

http://forums.mtbr.com/26-27-5-29-pl...l-1018485.html

[kidwoo]

MTBR debates a plus bike being harder to pedal than a fat bike. Can't make this stuff up folks:

http://forums.mtbr.com/26-27-5-29-pl...l-1018485.html

He's comparing a 5ish" travel suspension bike to a hardtail.



The funniest part is that none of the responses even bring that up.

[joetron]

I like the 26t ring on a hardtail.

[kidwoo]

I like the 26t ring on a hardtail.

What, you want to make it HARDER for that poor guy to pedal?

Have a little sympathy for his plight. Imma get a kickstarter going so we can get that tortured soul an ebike.









Or he just put normal damn tires on something.

[grskier]

What, you want to make it HARDER for that poor guy to pedal?

Have a little sympathy for his plight. Imma get a kickstarter going so we can get that tortured soul an ebike.









Or he just put normal damn tires on something.

You mean like the 2.6" specialized tires the boys were running at the Whistler enduro?

[toast2266]

You mean like the 2.6" specialized tires the boys were running at the Whistler enduro?

You mean the one that ended Graves' race because he tore a sidewall?

[kidwoo]

You mean like the 2.6" specialized tires the boys were running at the Whistler enduro?

eesh


Those things weigh less than a 2.3 grid.

[toast2266]

eesh


Those things weigh less than a 2.3 grid.

yeah. I have no idea how someone thought that tire was going to make it through 5 stages in Whistler intact.

[grskier]

I had thought I saw a bunch of guys were running those, but yeah...

[kidwoo]

yeah. I have no idea how someone thought that tire was going to make it through 5 stages in Whistler intact.

Specialized: we have a new dentist tire, you have to run this so it gets coverage

Graves: You've got to be kidding me mate












Specialized:

[toast2266]

Specialized: we have a new dentist tire, you have to run this so it gets coverage

]

New dentist tires that come stock on the 2017 Enduro.

Stocking 2.6" tires on the Enduro is even dumber than stocking a Slaughter on the Demo.

[muted]

Joe Buckley, a product manager for Specialized, raced the Whistler EWS and came in 6th for 40+. I wonder what tires he rode and if he had issues with them.

[WaistDeepGroomers]

He's comparing a 5ish" travel suspension bike to a hardtail.



The funniest part is that none of the responses even bring that up.

Aren't you guys thankful for the level of sanity i helped maintain in here?

[buttahflake]

New dentist tires that come stock on the 2017 Enduro.

Stocking 2.6" tires on the Enduro is even dumber than stocking a Slaughter on the Demo.

what tire do like for the rear?
the slaughter rolls fast, and corners well, but is terrifying on long steep, greasy sections.
it came stock on my bike, just curious what folks are running on the rear.
i like the Butcher up front, but i want something with a little more bite, out-back. XR4 is what i'm thinking
anyone?