"that big wheel help in sustaining higher average but not necessarily achieve higher speed than 26T. May not be the latter part " Definitely not the latter part! A 29er is a momentum monster.. It's perfectly capable of reaching higher speeds than a 26er, but needs more effort, but where it excels is in maintaining speed. Where it loses out on is in a standing start; If a 26er and a 29er are stopped next to each other, in a traffic signal for instance, and assuming both riders are of same height and weight and level of physical fitness, the dude on the 26er will always get off to a quicker start, because his wheels are smaller and spin faster. The 26er dude might actually build up a bit of a lead, but after some distance (not very long), he'll find it hard to stay at his top speed, so he'll slip to his average speed, which he is more comfortable at. At this point, the 29er dude will catch up, because the average speed on the 29er, which can be done with a greater degree of ease, will be much higher than that on the 26er.. 29er is the lamba race ka khoda! 26er is the sprint champ! If you want to catch somebody on a 26er, don't up your speed.. you'll exhaust yourself and lose your rhythm.. instead, stay at your average or slightly over it, and reel in the 26er! That's how it's done! :)
Geez thanks dude for taking efforts in clearing it out. You rock! :)
The inertia/built up thing was noticed by me as well but I was kinda disappointed to get overtaken by that 26er. Should not but it happened :P. Tiring myself was bad idea. I am going back to basics. Instead of riding at 19th speed (Front 3 and Rear 5), I am riding at 12/13/14th speed (Front 2 and Rear 5/6/7) as per the cadence requirements of legs. As tempting as it is, I would like to control temptations of rushing into high speed thingy and become a rash driver on mumbai roads. It's damn tough managing that temptation when you see an empty stretch, you know :(
Mountain bikes have a really wide range of gears in the rear, so unless you are really doing some real climbing (6% grade and higher), you don't need to shift down from the big ring on the front; keep shifting the rear cogs and you'll be fine. Biggest ring on the front plus the gears on the rear should give you enough combinations to tackle most shorter climbs, and you'll make better time.
Definitely not the latter part! A 29er is a momentum monster.. It's perfectly capable of reaching higher speeds than a 26er, but needs more effort, but where it excels is in maintaining speed. Where it loses out on is in a standing start; If a 26er and a 29er are stopped next to each other, in a traffic signal for instance, and assuming both riders are of same height and weight and level of physical fitness, the dude on the 26er will always get off to a quicker start, because his wheels are smaller and spin faster. The 26er dude might actually build up a bit of a lead, but after some distance (not very long), he'll find it hard to stay at his top speed, so he'll slip to his average speed, which he is more comfortable at. At this point, the 29er dude will catch up, because the average speed on the 29er, which can be done with a greater degree of ease, will be much higher than that on the 26er.. 29er is the lamba race ka khoda! 26er is the sprint champ! If you want to catch somebody on a 26er, don't up your speed.. you'll exhaust yourself and lose your rhythm.. instead, stay at your average or slightly over it, and reel in the 26er! That's how it's done! :)
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The inertia/built up thing was noticed by me as well but I was kinda disappointed to get overtaken by that 26er. Should not but it happened :P. Tiring myself was bad idea. I am going back to basics. Instead of riding at 19th speed (Front 3 and Rear 5), I am riding at 12/13/14th speed (Front 2 and Rear 5/6/7) as per the cadence requirements of legs. As tempting as it is, I would like to control temptations of rushing into high speed thingy and become a rash driver on mumbai roads. It's damn tough managing that temptation when you see an empty stretch, you know :(
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