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probs-never-pro Liked a reply to forum topic 32-inch Wheels and Mountain Bikes

3/16/2026 6:09am

At 6 foot 4 I have no idea why ppl keep saying big wheels are good for taller riders. The terrain you are riding on doesn't get bigger ?? Il fight you all day on stack height not being proportional , but it’s getting better and it’s fixable with the new crop of 80mm plus bars. Big wheels dont help bigger ppl, buy a bigger , longer frame ??? And enjoy the riding the trail rather than steam rolling it ?

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piratetrails Liked a reply to forum topic 32-inch Wheels and Mountain Bikes

3/16/2026 6:09am

Had a shower thought today: Us “normal” sized folks (size M and L) have fetishized the 27.5 front wheel for being more nimble and playful, so why are so many tall riders so stoked about 32? Wouldn’t a giant human on a 29er be in the total sweet spot of it feeling nimble like a full 27.5 bike feels to us but also with the better rollover of a 29? Am I just in the Vital/PB bubble of liking the handling of full 27.5?

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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic 32-inch Wheels and Mountain Bikes

3/16/2026 6:07am

Good eye. Yes, it's a 29" tire. "622" refers to the bead seat diameter of the rim (in millimeters), and "wheel size" tragically refers to the outside circumference of the tire. So 29" MTB tires are much larger than 29" in diameter, apparently 30.5" according to this sidewall. 29", 26", 27.5" are outdated numbers that correlate to nothing on an actual MTB tire or rim.

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Glory831Guy Liked a reply to forum topic 32-inch Wheels and Mountain Bikes

3/16/2026 6:06am

As someone 5' 9" who test rode a full 29er once, experienced tire buzz, and never rode a full 29er again (other than hardtails) I can confidently say that I will never own a full suspension bike with a 32" wheel. I struggle enough with manuals and some last second jumps on my mullet bike. 29 rear and 32 front for me, and millions of other "average" sized riders would pretty much be a strictly wheels-on-the-ground affair, and that sounds about as fun as watching paint dry, compared to the actual mountain biking we do on a regular basis. For...

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human powered suicide machine Liked a reply to forum topic 32-inch Wheels and Mountain Bikes

3/16/2026 6:06am

BTW, as a bitter old man: way to go, bike industry — play the “new wheel size” card again instead of doing the one thing that would actually grow the sport. Like, I don’t know, building a sub-$1k thermoplastic single-pivot full-sus that fits anyone, lasts for years, and doesn’t age like an avocado left on the counter. Then maybe even those “billions of Warner Bros. MTB viewers” (aka TikTok cat videos + YouTube highlights stapled together) could actually afford a bike. But nope — MTB will stay niche, and the industry will keep carving smaller niches inside the niche, until...

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kperras Liked a reply to forum topic 32-inch Wheels and Mountain Bikes

3/16/2026 6:02am

Relevant graph is relevant. Something something diminishing returns.

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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic 32-inch Wheels and Mountain Bikes

3/16/2026 6:01am

I hate everything about 32" wheels, but after losing the battle over the word "loam" I just don't know if I have any fight left in me.

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dolface Liked a reply to forum topic 32-inch Wheels and Mountain Bikes

3/16/2026 6:01am

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Dirtyburger Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

3/16/2026 5:59am

I disagree. The effects you cite are second order at best and debatable in comparison to wheel size rollover when explicitly considering XC racing. Most of the womens xc field already looks to be at the fit limit with 29”. But honestly, I don’t personally care about competitive XC beyond occasionally watching the racing.

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Dirtyburger Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

3/16/2026 5:59am

I will put it plainly. Big people on little wheels -> frames can accommodate their size => no practical advantage Little people on big wheels -> frames cannot accommodate their size => practical disadvantage There is a fundamental physical advantage for bigger wheels relative to smaller ones in mildly bumpy terrain (XC like). Smaller riders cannot practically access this advantage. There is no disadvantage to small wheels if everyone is on the same wheel size. This is the issue. UCI has regulated road bikes (and others) for decades, sometimes just to keep the classic bicycle aesthetic. It’s funny that they...

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TEAMROBOT Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

3/16/2026 5:56am

100% this. Think about how heavily regulated baseball bats, golf clubs, and tennis rackets are at the elite level. Do you remember when Tom Brady was accused of playing with under-inflated footballs? Almost every sport that relies on equipment has very strict rules about that equipment to create a more level playing field. There's no such thing as a truly level playing field, of course, but deliberately making it less level from the top-down is typically viewed as a negative in sports. And while arguing about rules seems off-topic here, I think it's extremely on-topic, because the regulatory landscape of...

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FullSend Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

3/15/2026 7:21am

Yes, typically physically taller, larger riders have an advantage in absolute maximum power output and compound power.

Ervin321 Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

3/15/2026 7:17am

You have to consider absolute power as well, not just W/KG. On the road teams have talked about using a “compound score” which is W/KG * 5 minute power. Pidcock for example who is tiny and has greats W/KG gets outclimbed by guys heavier than him all the time and gets destroyed on flatter sections if he’s hitting the wind because his absolute watts are lower than riders around him. he probably wouldn’t want to be 6 inches taller, but 2 or 3 inches and a bit heavier with more absolute power he’d probably be a better rider.

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FullSend Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

3/15/2026 7:16am

You're assuming that the advantages of 32" wheels apply to all riders evenly - but that's very likely incorrect. I know a guy who works in the product management team at Cube and they are evaluating 32" wheels for application in XCO and XCM racing. So far, their testing data suggests that 32" wheels are disproportionally more advantageous for larger...

piratetrails Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

3/14/2026 4:24am

What happens for small riders who hit the hard limit on stack with a 100mm fork and a 32in wheel? Reduce the travel? Drop stem so low their chin is on the top cap? Maybe this won’t be an issue in practice but I’d like races not to be decided by how someone was born and what equipment they can reasonably use because of that.

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FullSend Added a reply to 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

3/13/2026 6:18am

In a scenario where 32" wheels turn out to be a clear competitive advantage for racing and become dominant in XCO, the UCI will have no choice but to ban them for race use, or relegate them to their own separate class. Smaller riders don't have access to the full range of advantages of the larger wheelsize and 32" wheels...

FullSend Added a reply to 2026 Race Talk

3/12/2026 6:25am

I regret to inform you that, legally speaking, such penalties for a breach of contract are in fact enforceable (- in the jurisdiction and scope of the German civil code anyways, which would probably have been applicable because Bulls is a German brand owned by a German company and the place of jurisdiction would very likely have been a German...

kperras Liked a reply to forum topic 2026 MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation - Longer and Slacker

3/12/2026 12:16am

Unfortunately that is not correct. RC, FC, and WB are all horizontal measurements. CSL is the point to point measurement from center of BB to rear axle, and there's no name (or need) for the equivalent version at the front.

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