650B and Niners in trials?

[ogre]

Since wheel size banter is the trend on every other cycling site, do you think we'll wind up using the new sizes or is 26" as big as we need? i know trials is slow to follow trends but do you ever imagine it creeping in?

[dngr2self]

I can't see comp riders getting into 29 inch wheels, they'd be too heavy.

[stirlingpowers]

Since most teens are 2 meters tall or more nowadays, 29 is inevitable.

In a decade or so, Trials will see 12-13 Euro pallets sidehopped, done by gawky teens on 29ers with a 1200+ wheelbase. Word.

[Luke Rainbird]

I can't see it really. Unless the rest of the MTB world manages to fully escape from 26" wheels (which I don't think will happen just yet, no matter what all the brands are saying at the mo) then trials sure as hell won't.

The main idea behind bigger wheels is that they roll over the rough stuff a little easier. In trials, where there's rarely any rolling at all, this isn't really a priority. The fact that bigger wheels are often more sluggish (certainly when you get to twentyniners) is too much of a downside for the negligible benefit to take over.

[BradJohnson]

Aside from the wheel size, can you imagine how bad 29er forks would be, they would flex like crazy!

Edited October 29, 2013 by BradJohnson

[dann2707]

Since most teens are 2 meters tall or more nowadays, 29 is inevitable.

In a decade or so, Trials will see 12-13 Euro pallets sidehopped, done by gawky teens on 29ers with a 1200+ wheelbase. Word.

2 metres? I'm only just 1 haha

[Matthew62]

I think 26" will disappear from MTB in the next 2 years or so (but hopefully not), if this does happen then I could see 27.5" trials bikes, however....why? The reasons for going 27.5" or 29" in MTB are to do with rolling resistance, taming trail features, making going uphills a bit easier and to a lesser extent...grip. It's this that is of the only benefit to trials but how much is negligible so I can't really see a reason for it.

Frames and forks would definitely become more flexy as a result (as it does with MTB) and weight would go up so if it does ever happen I imagine it'll be a long way off.

[dezmtber]

Dh bikes don't seem to be changing her yet so you'll be ok for rear tyres for some time yet.

but those skinny light weight fronts maybe they will all go 650b and 29'er

[Ali C]

trials is now so far removed from main stream cycling that it doesn't really matter what goes on in the MTB world now, comp bikes don't use any MTB parts these days and there's not really any advantage to using bigger wheels in trials.

[Blake]

29ers would be funny to ride, so hard to sidehop though :/

22" trials is what I wanna see!

[Ali C]

22" trials is what I wanna see!

I actually agree......with seats

[Blake]

Haha that would be cool

[Ross McArthur]

What ratio would you use? 18:15 would be too light!

[Blake]

What ratio would you use? 18:15 would be too light!

On a 22? 17 - 13 if you had rear freehub

[Ali C]

blatantly 22-14

[Ross McArthur]

On a 22? 17 - 13 if you had rear freehub

Na, I was staying on topic

[Ali C]

18-15 would be to hard not too easy for a bigger wheel. For a 29er I think more like 18-17

[dezmtber]

29er 22-19/20 works well

Edited October 28, 2013 by dezmtber

[Ash-Kennard]

i f**king hope not

[FamilyBiker]

there was a 25" bike from a project suzuki was involved in around 2004/5,the UXC (Urban Cross Cycle)

there was exactly one fitting kenda tyre and the bike vanished as quick as it appeared.

i don´t get the whole 29"thing,but thats me,i dont even get fullies,thats all stuff that takes the work the rider normally has to do.

[Jake.]

there was a 25" bike from a project suzuki was involved in around 2004/5,the UXC (Urban Cross Cycle)

there was exactly one fitting kenda tyre and the bike vanished as quick as it appeared.

i don´t get the whole 29"thing,but thats me,i dont even get fullies,thats all stuff that takes the work the rider normally has to do.

You don't get full suspension bikes but you just explained what they do?

[CalopS]

It would be interesting to see how high people could tap a 29er but I can't see it becoming a thing In trials.

[FamilyBiker]

You don't get full suspension bikes but you just explained what they do?

i think it should be the rider,not the bike.

except for my dj bike,on which i had several impacts from 3+ meters to flat,where a rigid fork probably wouldve been killing me,i always rode rigid bikes.(later on i did those jumps with a rigid fork,and since i knew how to ride properly i never flat dropped again lol)

just my opinion,most trails average riders go down are easily mastered on a hardtail,if one´s got the technique dialled.

people carry all those kilos of travel around while not using them for purpose,which is,and again its my opinion,to soften only the impacts which could result in injury...

edit:hey thats mainly the reason i got into street/street trials,exept for weird geo frames supporting the riding its all about doing it with minimal equipment

Edited October 28, 2013 by FamilyBiker

[Perez]

there was a 25" bike from a project suzuki was involved in around 2004/5,the UXC (Urban Cross Cycle)

there was exactly one fitting kenda tyre and the bike vanished as quick as it appeared.

i don´t get the whole 29"thing,but thats me,i dont even get fullies,thats all stuff that takes the work the rider normally has to do.

Monty used to had a 25´ rear rim on the 231 x-lite in 2001/2.

Trials will never be a 27,5 or 29 thing. If 26 desapears, wich i dont think so, trials riders will move to 20 inch and create a diferent universe on bike parts, like is 90% now.

[bing]

26 won't disappear in trials. Too much money in it