Originally Posted by
hevysrf
Thanks for the replies, I've spent some time measuring my bike and see it has an inch shorter wheelbase and a head 5° closer to vertical than todays offerings.
I'm 5' 6" and I don't think I would be comfortable with the increased height of 29's. Maybe I need to look at some old school stuff.
29ers are not taller. Bottom bracket height (which is what determines how high off the ground you are) is completely independent of wheel size (assuming you are using the wheel size the frame was designed for).
I recent years bottom bracket heights have gotten lower, so it is in fact likely that a modern 29er will be LOWER than most old school 26ers.