Advantage of a 29'er...

Admiral Huddy · 25 Jun 2018 at 15:49

I'm not a bike enthusiast by any means but i do a lot of bike millage, commuting and to get around locally. My current Giant Hybrid has seen better days..

I was looking at this..
Specialized Sirrus Sport Disc

Then I saw this

Specialized Rockhopper Sport 29er Green 2018/2019

I mostly use the roads but this time of year i can go off road across open field. I prefer comfort slightly over speed.

Any advantage?

Saytan · 25 Jun 2018 at 16:43

Little to none for the kind of riding you describe. It'll definitely be slower on road

Schizo · 25 Jun 2018 at 17:01

Saytan said:
Little to none for the kind of riding you describe. It'll definitely be slower on road

My 29er is super rapid on the road.

TallPaul_S · 25 Jun 2018 at 17:10

As above, there's a reason XC racers on smooth courses use 29ers.

OP - I'd look for a rigid 29er MTB, you're only paying for extra weight with those cheap coil forks and it'll only be a tiny bit less comfortable but much lighter.

Obviously it'll be slower than a road biased hybrid but much more comfortable.

Saytan · 25 Jun 2018 at 17:27

Schizo said:
My 29er is super rapid on the road.

Compared to a road biased hybrid?

Schizo · 25 Jun 2018 at 17:57

Saytan said:
Compared to a road biased hybrid?

Yup,I've got slicks on my bike and it's quite quick to be honest.

Schizo · 25 Jun 2018 at 17:59

But a bike is only as good as it's rider

TallPaul_S · 25 Jun 2018 at 18:05

I can quite happily sit at 20mph on the flat on tarmac on my 140/150mm full suss with 27.5" 2.3/2.5" knobblies so a 5lb lighter 29er with with some XC tyres would fly along. And you'd have the ability to go off-road.

Edit: this would be perfect: https://www.alpkit.com/sonder/bikes/sonder-frontier-build-nx1-rigid-hobo

Sub-26lbs, decent hydraulic disc brakes, 2.4" 29er tyres, pannier mounts.

Admiral Huddy · 2 Jul 2018 at 09:25

Not concerned about overall speed tbh, Comfortable safe ride and paramount.

I'm not as confident using thinner tyres on the road given the condition of roads and how greasy they get.

TallPaul_S said:
OP - I'd look for a rigid 29er MTB, you're only paying for extra weight with those cheap coil forks and it'll only be a tiny bit less comfortable but much lighter.

Obviously it'll be slower than a road biased hybrid but much more comfortable.

thanks