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Forum: Mountain Biking
11-23-20, 06:14 PM
Replies: 201
Views: 51,151
Posted By Kapusta

The two scenarios are not quite analogous. ...

The two scenarios are not quite analogous.

In the first, the reason for going to 650b in order to run bigger tires on the same frame while not messing with the geo too much.

In the latter (at...
Forum: Mountain Biking
11-02-20, 03:09 PM
Replies: 201
Views: 51,151
Posted By Kapusta

At this point in the thread, every angle of every...

At this point in the thread, every angle of every opinion of every interpretation of the initial question has been repeated numerous times.

Whatever people think this thread is about (complete...
Forum: Mountain Biking
10-29-20, 11:21 AM
Replies: 201
Views: 51,151
Posted By Kapusta

The only reason the question “Is 27,5 dead” would...

The only reason the question “Is 27,5 dead” would have any relevance to the question of “Should I buy 27.5 or 29” (which is what the OP is/was deciding) would be if 27.5 “dying” affected parts...
Forum: Mountain Biking
10-28-20, 11:13 AM
Replies: 201
Views: 51,151
Posted By Kapusta

At the rate companies are eliminating 27.5 and...

At the rate companies are eliminating 27.5 and 27.5+ over the past year, 27.5 will be dead...

In about 10 years.
Forum: Mountain Biking
01-14-20, 07:56 AM
Replies: 201
Views: 51,151
Posted By Kapusta

At least we are being honest here about the point...

At least we are being honest here about the point of an eBike:thumb:
Forum: Mountain Biking
11-21-19, 12:42 PM
Replies: 201
Views: 51,151
Posted By Kapusta

You should have looked into that statement before...

You should have looked into that statement before making it, because it is not true.

Specialized, Trek, Giant, Santa Cruz, C-dale, Kona, Fuji, Salsa, All City, Jamis, ALL have 27+ compatible bikes...
Forum: Mountain Biking
11-20-19, 05:27 PM
Replies: 201
Views: 51,151
Posted By Kapusta

Huh, why are you declaring 29/27.5+ bikes to be a...

Huh, why are you declaring 29/27.5+ bikes to be a sign of 29ers taking over 27.5+ territory and not the other way around? Sorry, but that just does not hold water. Plus size has decreased in numbers...
Forum: Mountain Biking
11-20-19, 09:38 AM
Replies: 201
Views: 51,151
Posted By Kapusta

The vast majority are Mediums and Larges. By your...

The vast majority are Mediums and Larges. By your logic, small and XL sizes are going extinct.

Also, the vast majority of fs bikes are mid-travel. By you logic, DH and XC bikes will be gone in 2...
Forum: Mountain Biking
11-15-19, 01:55 PM
Replies: 201
Views: 51,151
Posted By Kapusta

And you know this how? Did Giant announce...

And you know this how?

Did Giant announce this?
Forum: Mountain Biking
11-14-19, 11:44 AM
Replies: 201
Views: 51,151
Posted By Kapusta

Yep. Glory, Trance, Reign, Talon, Fathom, and...

Yep. Glory, Trance, Reign, Talon, Fathom, and ATX.... all available in 27.5.
Forum: Mountain Biking
11-14-19, 10:50 AM
Replies: 201
Views: 51,151
Posted By Kapusta

Well, since you put it that way, I am totally...

Well, since you put it that way, I am totally convinced.
Forum: Mountain Biking
11-12-19, 05:31 PM
Replies: 201
Views: 51,151
Posted By Kapusta

You are conflating “seeing less of” with “dying...

You are conflating “seeing less of” with “dying off”. The former is what is actually happening, the latter requires a prediction about the future

There is zero indication in those numbers whether...
Forum: Mountain Biking
10-09-19, 01:03 PM
Replies: 201
Views: 51,151
Posted By Kapusta

Right, good point.

Right, good point.
Forum: Mountain Biking
10-09-19, 09:41 AM
Replies: 201
Views: 51,151
Posted By Kapusta

What? Those adapters don’t work on 135 QR hubs. ...

What? Those adapters don’t work on 135 QR hubs.

Maybe we are answering different questions here. Someone asked if it was possible to convert 135mm hub to Boost (148x12).

The answer is yes.......
Forum: Mountain Biking
10-09-19, 06:51 AM
Replies: 201
Views: 51,151
Posted By Kapusta

Is this in response to the question about...

Is this in response to the question about converting 135 to Boost?

If so, those are not for that purpose. As I am reading it, those are for converting 142x12 to 148x12 (Boost).
Forum: Mountain Biking
10-08-19, 06:27 PM
Replies: 201
Views: 51,151
Posted By Kapusta

Wouldn’t it depend on whether the 135 hub was...

Wouldn’t it depend on whether the 135 hub was convertible?
Forum: Mountain Biking
09-30-19, 07:10 PM
Replies: 201
Views: 51,151
Posted By Kapusta

Their website shows 27.5 available in 2020 models...

Their website shows 27.5 available in 2020 models for the Glory, Trance, Reign, Talon, Fathom, and ATX.
Forum: Mountain Biking
09-12-19, 08:50 AM
Replies: 201
Views: 51,151
Posted By Kapusta

Yes, this re-enforces the point you were making,...

Yes, this re-enforces the point you were making, and my response is the same.


Gut feelings are perfectly valid when acknowledged as such.

My gut feeling is that 27.5 is going to follow the...
Forum: Mountain Biking
09-11-19, 09:09 AM
Replies: 201
Views: 51,151
Posted By Kapusta

That is not reality, it is your future...

That is not reality, it is your future prediction.

The reality is that 27.5 has lost market share, but is still pretty well represented, and new 27.5 bikes continue to be released. And bought.
...
Forum: Mountain Biking
09-09-19, 11:22 AM
Replies: 201
Views: 51,151
Posted By Kapusta

Yes, but I think you are missing my point. ...

Yes, but I think you are missing my point.

“Upgrade” implies something fulfills a similar function, but better.

My point is NOT that plus size does can’t be preferable for some terrain or...
Forum: Mountain Biking
09-09-19, 07:59 AM
Replies: 201
Views: 51,151
Posted By Kapusta

It Well that is just your personal taste,...

It

Well that is just your personal taste, and one definitively NOT shared by people racing DH and Enduro where 27.5 is much, much more common than 27.5+.
Forum: Mountain Biking
09-08-19, 03:02 PM
Replies: 201
Views: 51,151
Posted By Kapusta

You are not any higher up on a 29er than on a...

You are not any higher up on a 29er than on a 27.5 or 26. BB height is independent of the wheel size that the bike is designed for.
Forum: Mountain Biking
09-07-19, 02:29 PM
Replies: 201
Views: 51,151
Posted By Kapusta

Yeah, I have to chuckle at “plus” being assumed...

Yeah, I have to chuckle at “plus” being assumed to be an “upgrade”.
Forum: Mountain Biking
09-07-19, 07:09 AM
Replies: 201
Views: 51,151
Posted By Kapusta

When you say you have never met someone who has...

When you say you have never met someone who has started on 27.5 who has not switched to 27.5+ or 29....

How many people do you even know that you know started on 27.5 as their first MTB? I doubt...
Forum: Mountain Biking
09-06-19, 11:23 AM
Replies: 201
Views: 51,151
Posted By Kapusta

What does it mean to upgrade from 27.5 to 27.5?

What does it mean to upgrade from 27.5 to 27.5?
Forum: Mountain Biking
07-22-19, 11:59 AM
Replies: 201
Views: 51,151
Posted By Kapusta

I think it may be fair to say that the segments...

I think it may be fair to say that the segments of 27.5 most likely to die are hard-tails and xc bikes.

I think it is also possible that 27.5 could die simply as a result of a self-fulfilling...
Forum: Mountain Biking
07-22-19, 09:46 AM
Replies: 201
Views: 51,151
Posted By Kapusta

I am not sure exactly what you mean by “change...

I am not sure exactly what you mean by “change the molds“, but both the 5010 and Bronson frames have been updated several times, and somewhere along the way clearance for 2.8s was included.

The...
Forum: Mountain Biking
07-20-19, 02:22 PM
Replies: 201
Views: 51,151
Posted By Kapusta

I think you (and many others, you are not alone)...

I think you (and many others, you are not alone) are reading more into the data in those articles than is warranted...

Yes, 29 is gaining market share at 27.5's expense, and it is pretty clear it...
Forum: Mountain Biking
07-19-19, 02:12 PM
Replies: 201
Views: 51,151
Posted By Kapusta

Yeah, 27.5 (non-plus) are going to get hard to...

Yeah, 27.5 (non-plus) are going to get hard to find.
Forum: Mountain Biking
07-19-19, 02:09 PM
Replies: 201
Views: 51,151
Posted By Kapusta

J Actually NONE of those are marketed as...

J

Actually NONE of those are marketed as 27.5+. All but two are marketed as 27.5, and the remaining two (Spearfish and 429) as 29ers that can take 27.5 Plus.


Pivot Mach 4, Mach 5.5 (and...
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