29ers Are Better!
To be blunt, 29ers are better bike than the 26er. Don't believe me? Just look at the number of 29er bike models offered by the bike manufacturers. 29ers have changed the mountain biking industry. Some say 29ers are not going to revolutionize mountain biking. The advantage of riding a 29er with bigger wheels at a lower pressure allows the tire to absorb small bumps and holes in the trail. 29ers are bigger but the weight gone can be negated with light weight wheels.
Check the graph below from Singletracks.com. Clearly 29ers are trending up in a big way, with just 5% of singletracks members owning a 29er in 2008 vs. 25% in 2011.
Deal of the Day!
Niner Air 9 Custom Build Bike 2011
 Niner Air 9 Custom Build Bike 2011 Price: 1,499.99 Retail Price: 2,499.99 Niner A complete, ready-to-ride 29'er hardtail bicycle, custom-built and shipped to your door. We've chosen a selection of trail-worthy parts that won't break the bank so you can get into a 29'er for far less than you ever imagined. The foundati...
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Mountain Bike Books
The Bicycling Guide to Complete Bicycle Maintenance & Repair: For Road & Mountain Bikes The fully revised and updated sixth edition of the best-selling guide to bike maintenance from the world’s leading authority on cycling.- Park Tool BBB-2 The Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair - 2nd EditionThe Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair 2nd Edition or BBB-2, is considered by many to be the "must-have" reference for bicycle repair by many enthusiasts, cyclists and bike shop owners.
There is nothing more important that maintaining our bikes. Especially considering how much money we spend on bikes and components over our lifetimes. Check out the books below for some great repair manuals.
Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance
A little off the 29er topic, but still needed by the 29er rider is Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance. The most concise, well-organized, and clearly illustrated reference available, Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance gently guides the reader - regardless of mountain bike experience or mechanical prowess - through every aspect of maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting in a succinct and easy-to-read format and presents the latest technological advances and equipment in mountain bike components. This timely revision offers updated information on shock pump adaptors, master links, V- brakes, cleat mounting and pedal overhaul, oversize handlebars, carbon steering tubes, tubeless rims, and much more.
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