Specialized Roc d'azur 29er Party 2011

To commemorate what could be called the Year of the 29'er, Specialized took the opportunity at Roc d'azur to show off its entire line of 29'ers - from the women's Myka 29er entry level hard tail to the World Championship winning S-Works Epic 29.

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[lyclycsms]

i am the type of person who really appreciate technology, but i got a noob question... why 29 but not 30 inch? or why not 28 inch? which bicycle company started with this new standard for 29 inch? i don't mean to offend anyone i just want to learn. thanks!

[specialized411]

@lyclycsms Google "Sheldon Brown Tyre Sizing" and you'll find an article on his website that provides all the info you could ever hope for on tire/wheel sizing.

[bielmaia]

Still not compare with the Ibis Ripley

[kitatelababy]

@lyclycsms it's 29" because the original idea was putting road rims to a mountain bike and they are 29" just because of the extra area that the mtb tires give to the wheel, but the rim's got the same measures than a road rim.

[myridingmower]

@SuperFunder Thanks!super helpful comment. i jsut got into mountainbiking. got a 2010 rockhopper comp and with my progression i could see myself in a better bike maybe even next year. checking out the options

[C2gd169]

Twenty-nine, not two nine.

[SuperFunder]

there already is a few i believe. try googleing it

[SuperFunder]

@myridingmower they don't need as much travel (they usually have 80mm as opposed to 100mm on xc bikes) since the large wheels have a larger profile, lower angle of attack. this causes the wheel to roll smoother, not needing the full suspension. as for all-mountain/freeride, 29er's aren't popular in that category yet, but some exist, and they have about 140-150mm forks