A 5-Foot 7-inch Rider on a 29er DH Bike - What Does Remy Metailler Think? 19

so one thing people always say is that the 29er gives them more traction because it has a longer contact patch, thus more surface of the tire touching the ground. Is this true or does the traction come from the different roll over angle? when you have a smaller contact patch doesn't that increase traction because there is more pressure per knob? I mean I get that the smaller wheels bounce around a lot more and due to that they loose traction. I do think the 29er "usually" has more traction but I don't really know why

I see what you're saying. Like a Bobcat skid running low pressure tracks has very little traction compared to dirt tracks that pierce the surface.
I was curious when I got to noticing that 9er tires have to appearance (might just be an optical illusion) of having shorter knobs to my eye. Racers talk about 9ers being faster but might not be when it comes to grip. Might be just the roll over angle. Wonder how a semi-slick 275 with really aggressive side knobs times against a 9er on a typical DH knob (DHF).

stop talking about Remy and making sponsors happy. What´s your point here regarding bikes. This is Vitalmtb and not a fashion blog. thx

Seems like a mullet setup could be the solution to the rear wheel buzz.

You guys are so busy complaining about wheelsize and sponsor obligations that you are missing the unreleased part he is riding in clear view! Look! A Squirrel!!!

what part?

You talking about the front tire?

Bless you for doing this Remi. We all the industry and Canyon are REALLY putting pressure on you for this one. Keep kicking ass like you always do (on the 27.5 once the video shoot is over)

Remy is good in making sponsors happy.

And Before I click play I’m going to add that Remy will shred the shit out of it because he’s Remy Metailler. Here I go

Before clicking Play, I want to post that I fully expect him to endorse it since he didn't have to buy it and he wants to get paid to ride bikes....so here we go.

Well, how'd that expectation play out? Haha!

I'm clarevoyant. Headed to Vegas now to make my fortune

How about the part around 19 mins where he said the downside of 29ers and that if he wanted to ride steep stuff, the large rear wheel would be a problem? Would you call that a "push" or "double down"?

Me being a 5'10" man of short inseam (looking at you Spomer) , I never needed someone else to warn me of that. I've gotten sucked in on a 26er & 1st couple times on 275, I thought I'd lose a peach 🍑

Like chyu wrote, Remy is good at making his sponsors happy, he is good at his job. If he had ridden the 29er and didn't like it, he wouldn't have made a video about it - we all know that. I think Remy endorses the attributes of the 29er because he felt them on his ride(s). Your comment kind of implies he is without integrity, and I disagree with that (I think his integrity is one of the reasons he is so good at his job).

@dd he has a job to do and if there are negatives, the only people he is telling are the ones who sent him.the product.
Modern bikes make it pretty easy to give 2 thumbs up on most anything

I take pride in my ability to still be frequently disappointed by modern MTB products.

And we need a list of them.