tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708459483014711115.post6478381540697451895..comments2023-03-01T04:44:31.624-05:00Comments on Akron Cyclist: 26 Hardtail is dead?Andrew Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13801920612334947521noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708459483014711115.post-27482370627760607712009-09-14T15:34:04.214-04:002009-09-14T15:34:04.214-04:00i think 36er's wil be the bikes of the future!...i think 36er's wil be the bikes of the future!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708459483014711115.post-85697056312066803862009-09-10T16:57:08.619-04:002009-09-10T16:57:08.619-04:00I think anyone in the media is a slave to the prod...I think anyone in the media is a slave to the products they shill. That's why I see 6 inch travel downhill bikes around places like West Branch (saw one today actually). I was most surprised with the forums posts I've been following on this. <br /><br />I do remember reading a Mountain Bike magazine article that where I didn't feel like I was being sold on 29ers. A lot of the article mainly was describing how the geometries where different. If I remember correctly at the end they said pretty much what I said, that it's a good thing because now there is more choices.<br /><br />Thanks for reading!Andrew Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13801920612334947521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708459483014711115.post-87712492584862623352009-09-10T13:50:50.139-04:002009-09-10T13:50:50.139-04:00They will never admit it, but most writers for bik...They will never admit it, but most writers for bike magazines are slaves to the hype machine of the bike industry, whose existence depends on convincing people they need the next big thing.<br /><br />I also love how, in bike magazines, the hardtail v. full suspension debate never takes into account the relative price difference between the two and how you can buy a badass hardtail for the price of a mediocre FS.dshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280266194425218034noreply@blogger.com