Originally Posted by
dieterpi
I have a 27.5" mtb which is starting to show its age, and I have started looking for a replacement. (without a hurry)
It might be just me, but it looks like 27.5" is going to have same fate as 26"? All the new mountainbikes seem 29"...
I'm a bit hesitant of switching to a 29'er, because of the slight loss of manoeuvrability (perhaps nothing to be worried about?)
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Appears the 29er "re-popularity" may, currently, be a more of a regional phenomenon....spoke with the owner of my LBS when I stopped in for a bottle of Squirt and Stan's yesterday.
In Steamboat Springs it is right at 50/50 for 27.5 v. 29 sales last season (in his opinion).
Following the vast popularity of the 27.5 adoption, 29er frame manufacturers have re-tooled the frame geometry (altered seat & chain stay length) to shorten the overall length of the 2nd Gen 29er to help mitigate the turning radius limitation concerns.