[Yak] Do you still like big wheel bikes?

[Michael Block]

I liked the ride on my AF so much that i replaced my carbon big wheel  
bike with a TitanFlex beam bike with custom geometry and sizing. This  
is now my main bike. My biggest problem with my AF has always been the  
short wheelbase.

On 07/10/2008, at 6:54 AM, Greg Illes wrote:

> My sole remaining big wheel bikes are 26" mountain bikes. Despite  
> owning Pocke Llamas, the 26" tires are invaluable for negotiating  
> roots rocks ruts etc. which tend to swallow the smaller diameters.  
> Even the MTB folks are messing around with huge 29" setups for  
> really rough traveling.
>
> G.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Oct 6, 2008, at 9:12, "J M" <john63401 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I currently do NOT own any big wheel bikes.
>
> However, I have noticed that whenever I do ride a Friends big wheel
> bike such as 700 c touring bike or cross bike that it feels like a
> lumber wagon compared to a small wheel bike like a Tikit or NWT. It
> feels like the big wheel bike is like handing a sheet of 4x8 plywood!
>
> Does anyone else feel the same way and would buy an NWT even if it did
> NOT fold but would buy it for its small wheels only?
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regards
Michael Block
	
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