Author Topic: 650B at the Olympics  (Read 382 times)

bushwacka

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Re: 650B at the Olympics
« on: August 13, 2012, 08:20:42 pm »
first IMO wheel size had nothing to do with who did wheel in the olympics. The course was a mix of extremely non technical machine built trails with spurt of semi technical but fast sections.

29er do well when IMo when there is a bunch of jagged rock, roots on relatively flowing trails with no so steep ups, and with out tight turn leading to long straight aways. This course would have suited a smaller wheel despite what the results say. The czech is bigger and produces more power over an 1.5 hour than the next guy and had an awesome move on the last chance to pass.

With that said a set of 29er carbon tubular wheels only weighs about 1300 grams so that is only about 100 grams of rotating weight over a similar 26er or 650b setup.

When there is a olympic race course that is actually technically the entire way though will truly the death of the 26er, IMO this
course should have been won on a 26er all else being equal.

I do not feel bad for fontana at all. He choose to save weight by running stupid light weight parts just like everyone else. these things are not durable, he made the choice to risk breaking his seat post, it was still quite funny though. :)