lmao my bikes are from 1984 and 1975 respectively and both will probably outlast me as long as I continue to properly care for them. But hey, I’m sure there will be some really cool pictures of those things on instagram.
Chief-_-Wiggum on
That’s a large pizza.
tubelesstube on
Haha! No.
ValidGarry on
I’m a tall cyclist. Loved the idea of a 36er but the jump in cost was too much for me. Really like the idea of a 32″ gravel bike. It would be my genuine quiver killer do everything bike.
PrintError on
My friend rides a Dirty Sixer (36″ wheels). It’s a bad MFer. I literally can’t sit on the saddle and turn the cranks. I’ll stick with my 29er.
Gedrot on
Why? Who’d benefit from these? Who’d even be able to get a good use out of these?
Pinkbike is MTB media and those have actually started mixing wheel sizes with 29″ and 27.5″ on the rear now because peoples leg lengths surprisingly didn’t scale with the increase of wheel sizes in the MTB space. So they are largely out.
Road bikers? Bet the UCI is gonna have a say on that part and it’s not gonna be progressive and open for innovation, as usual.
balki_123 on
My wife’s boyfried rides 29” and the guy I dont have to worry about 32” . I still ride 27,5” 🙁
obviouslybait on
Makes sense that the tire size should scale with the frame size… Small to med 26″, Large 29″, and XL or more 32″.
awesometown3000 on
Bike companies want one thing and it’s fucking disgusting (to create new standards and sizes without improving performance or improve the value per dollar on their product)
bCup83 on
As somebody with a 27” inseam I protest.
brendax on
Gotta come up with some way to make all the perfectly good stuff we already have obsolete!
arthropal on
As a nearly 7′ tall man who very much appreciated the change from 26 to 29, I’m cautiously optimistic. 26 absolutely made me look like I stole my daughter’s bike.
Cheomesh on
Nah too short for that mate
Human_Bike_8137 on
I’d for sure take a 32” gravel or Xc bike. While 29” feels good on the mountain, they always feel small on a drop bar bike to me(6’4”). I’m happy with my aggressive mountain bikes at 29” or mullet though.
gucci-breakfast on
They’re really trying to reinvent the wheel huh
loyal872 on
I’m 6’3″, I don’t even care for 29″….
Marketing is so agressive, “whether you like it or not”…
They are just trying to make extra $$$…
balrog687 on
Average people isn’t that tall.
Snowdriftless on
We need a 30.5″ just like 27.5″
RevellRider on
I’ve seen the DirtySixer prototype hardtail, and as someone who would be tall enough to ride the bike, I am not convinced. The geometry looks like it wouldn’t be fun for modern mountain biking. Long seat tubes, tall stand over. I am worried for my balls buzzing that back tyre if I ride something steep!
Gordy748 on
Totally dumb. As is, bikes are too big for anyone under about 5’7” and 700 wheels partly cause this. 650 wheels are much better for shorter people.
32” wheels would therefore, be for… giraffes?
toiletclogger2671 on
in favor. it’s nuts that bikes only come with one size of wheels with few exceptions despite the huge discrepancy in frame/rider size. yes, it’s a new standard and everyone hates those but i hope we can look past the logistical hurdles as i’m sure they’ll be better for some cases in the long run
purju on
700c folyf!
Hardcorex on
Noo, 29 and 700c being able to share tires, especially with the increase of width on gravel and road rims started really making 29/700c the standard. I don’t want more tire sizes.
sinistrhand on
….Who says the Bike Industry is in trouble?!?! They are clearly still Innovating groundbreaking new products that we [ checks notes ] ….just cant live without!
Gr0ggy1 on
Can’t wait to see a “small” 32’er frame with a 55° head tube angle.
The UCI already has minimum and maximum wheel sizes, 500 and 700mm.
So if 26ers are 559, 27.5/650b is 584, 29/700c is 622. Then 32 would be ~680-690?
I don’t think the applicable regulation includes the tire, but very well could be mistaken on that. IF I made the right guesses, these are UCI legal already.
There are also the boxes for frames, cramming that size into it may not be feasible. I’m sure the yt engineers are on it already.
None of this matters to me and over half of the adult human population that is too short for a 29er that doesn’t handle like a pig, this is dumb.
SockeyeSTI on
Sorry, I thought this was a pizza size picture
TMbiker2000 on
Every few years when I get a new bike and go up a wheel size, I have to buy a new SUV into which the new, longer bike will fit. What giant car will I need to buy when I start riding a 32?
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lmao my bikes are from 1984 and 1975 respectively and both will probably outlast me as long as I continue to properly care for them. But hey, I’m sure there will be some really cool pictures of those things on instagram.
That’s a large pizza.
Haha! No.
I’m a tall cyclist. Loved the idea of a 36er but the jump in cost was too much for me. Really like the idea of a 32″ gravel bike. It would be my genuine quiver killer do everything bike.
My friend rides a Dirty Sixer (36″ wheels). It’s a bad MFer. I literally can’t sit on the saddle and turn the cranks. I’ll stick with my 29er.
Why? Who’d benefit from these? Who’d even be able to get a good use out of these?
Pinkbike is MTB media and those have actually started mixing wheel sizes with 29″ and 27.5″ on the rear now because peoples leg lengths surprisingly didn’t scale with the increase of wheel sizes in the MTB space. So they are largely out.
Road bikers? Bet the UCI is gonna have a say on that part and it’s not gonna be progressive and open for innovation, as usual.
My wife’s boyfried rides 29” and the guy I dont have to worry about 32” . I still ride 27,5” 🙁
Makes sense that the tire size should scale with the frame size… Small to med 26″, Large 29″, and XL or more 32″.
Bike companies want one thing and it’s fucking disgusting (to create new standards and sizes without improving performance or improve the value per dollar on their product)
As somebody with a 27” inseam I protest.
Gotta come up with some way to make all the perfectly good stuff we already have obsolete!
As a nearly 7′ tall man who very much appreciated the change from 26 to 29, I’m cautiously optimistic. 26 absolutely made me look like I stole my daughter’s bike.
Nah too short for that mate
I’d for sure take a 32” gravel or Xc bike. While 29” feels good on the mountain, they always feel small on a drop bar bike to me(6’4”). I’m happy with my aggressive mountain bikes at 29” or mullet though.
They’re really trying to reinvent the wheel huh
I’m 6’3″, I don’t even care for 29″….
Marketing is so agressive, “whether you like it or not”…
They are just trying to make extra $$$…
Average people isn’t that tall.
We need a 30.5″ just like 27.5″
I’ve seen the DirtySixer prototype hardtail, and as someone who would be tall enough to ride the bike, I am not convinced. The geometry looks like it wouldn’t be fun for modern mountain biking. Long seat tubes, tall stand over. I am worried for my balls buzzing that back tyre if I ride something steep!
Totally dumb. As is, bikes are too big for anyone under about 5’7” and 700 wheels partly cause this. 650 wheels are much better for shorter people.
32” wheels would therefore, be for… giraffes?
in favor. it’s nuts that bikes only come with one size of wheels with few exceptions despite the huge discrepancy in frame/rider size. yes, it’s a new standard and everyone hates those but i hope we can look past the logistical hurdles as i’m sure they’ll be better for some cases in the long run
700c folyf!
Noo, 29 and 700c being able to share tires, especially with the increase of width on gravel and road rims started really making 29/700c the standard. I don’t want more tire sizes.
….Who says the Bike Industry is in trouble?!?! They are clearly still Innovating groundbreaking new products that we [ checks notes ] ….just cant live without!
Can’t wait to see a “small” 32’er frame with a 55° head tube angle.
The UCI already has minimum and maximum wheel sizes, 500 and 700mm.
So if 26ers are 559, 27.5/650b is 584, 29/700c is 622. Then 32 would be ~680-690?
I don’t think the applicable regulation includes the tire, but very well could be mistaken on that. IF I made the right guesses, these are UCI legal already.
There are also the boxes for frames, cramming that size into it may not be feasible. I’m sure the yt engineers are on it already.
None of this matters to me and over half of the adult human population that is too short for a 29er that doesn’t handle like a pig, this is dumb.
Sorry, I thought this was a pizza size picture
Every few years when I get a new bike and go up a wheel size, I have to buy a new SUV into which the new, longer bike will fit. What giant car will I need to buy when I start riding a 32?