![]() ![]() A 6-inch 29er has much slower, more deliberate timing than, say, a DJ hardtail. The bigger the trampoline, the slower the timing. This is less about rolling speed and more about stability in the corners. To your tires: I run ~35 psi on trail and 40+ on the pump track. Not to your suspension I think you should run standard sag so your bike always feels the same. ![]() The Shimano PRO DH cockpit isn’t approved by bike fitter Retul for pedaling in their studio, but it feels great on the pump track.Īdd pressure. Drop your seat! The Specialized Command Post is light and reliable. I run a 50mm Shimano PRO DH stem with 30-inch Shimano PRO DH bars. Pumping your 29er trail bike is gonna require maximum range of motion. ![]() At Valmont Bike Park, the upper pump track is more 29 friendly than the lower one. A track with abrupt surfaces will be challenging on your big bike. Well, big/round shapes are always good: that’s why we build our tracks the way we do. With big wheels, bigger/rounder shapes are even more important than with little wheels. Some tips for pumping with big wheels and big suspension: While the S29 doesn’t rail pump tracks like my P3 or even my Stumpy 29 HT, it does just fine.īigger wheels dampen the pump effect, but not as much as more suspension does. Carbon Roval all-mountain wheels and XTR components make for a super sweet and pretty burly machine. In my skills classes, I ride a lot of pump track on my Stumpy 29 Carbon “S-EVO.” This bike has a Fox 34 with 140 mm in front and a Fox RP23 with 130mm in back. It got me thinking that there’s going to be some differences now that i’m on a 140mm travel 29er! Any suggestions would be welcome – I’m guessing I can’t be the only person in this situation □ Thing is we have a nice pumptrack near us and i still want to ride it with my two boys. Reading your book on MTB skills and have just taken the plunge and swapped out my Stumpy Elite 26 inched with a Stump Comp Evo 29er (arrives next week). ![]()
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