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Podcast: Tom Ritchey on the Birth and Coming of Age of the Mountain Bike

Tom talks with Singletracks about the history of mountain biking, wheel sizes, the pros and cons of industry standards, and even electric bikes.

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Video: 26in/27.5in/29in – What’s The Fastest MTB Wheel Size?

The data is in, the maths have been done, and Dr. Howard Hurst is ready to declare a winner… sort of.

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We Want to Hear Your Thoughts on 650b/27.5

As I’m sure you can tell from all of the coverage on Singletracks and other websites, 650b is all the rage… or is it? Some people claim that 650b/27.5 wheels are the perfect blend of 29in and 26in, and others claim that it’s all marketing hype generated by a bike industry that’s trying to stave …

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The Disappearance of the 26er: Wheel Size Trends at Interbike 2013

Last year we slung a veritable well of virtual ink at the emergence of the 650b/27.5in wheel size. For all of our coverage to date on the ‘tweener wheels, check out our 650b (r)Evolution channel. At first, when I showed up to Interbike this year, I thought there would be some big 650b news to …

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