Originally Posted by
unmumpsimus
Wait, you do realize that bike fit is much more complicated than wheel size vs. height, don't you?
For example, one of the guys I've ridden with likes 26" and he's 6'7'. Another guy spent years on a 29er SS in the early aughts and he's 5'5"
yes bike fit, is your friend on a medium SS?
some frame geos are really hard to mate with 29r wheels which is why to preserve the angles they need to be dropped to 27.5, especially some FS frames. Some companies don't even sell small 29rs for that reason. Or their smalls are more like mediums