The wheel of a Santa Cruz Tallboy 29er dwarfs that of its 26-inch counterpart.
If you drop into Adventure Bicycle Company in Mesa, Ariz., you might notice something odd about some of its mountain bikes – nearly half of them seem to have huge wheels, far bigger than then 26-inch wheel that has been typical since the first days of mountain biking.
It’s not just the bikes at Adventure: Bikes with 29-inch wheels – a side-show curiosity just a few years ago – are mounting a real challenge to the 26-inch status quo.
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