After receiving my wheelset yesterday, I feverishly assembled my 29er last night. It was dark, cold, and icy, but I decided to brave a test ride nonetheless.
Now I understand those of you who are Big Apple devotees. WOW! It’s like a magic carpet !!! I couldn’t believe how comfortable the whole unicycle was - I was on cloud nine! The smile on my face said it all. I had been a little apprehensive with my first mount as I had heard that the transition from a 24 to a 29 was not always easy - but I got on like I’d been riding it for months. I did a spin around the block, but decided to keep it short because of black ice. Only one UPD, and it’s way more maneouverable than I expected.
It’s a bit hilly around here, so I’m starting with 152’s, but I suspect that I’ll be switching to 140’s or maybe 127’s as I get more comfortable.
I’ve only had my Niner out for one good long ride with the Big Apple on it. I went ahead and pumped it up to the prescribed 60 psi. I was surprised at how smooth the ride was. I did some text hops and such. I think I’ll try down to 45 or 50 psi just to see. Even with a non-knobby I think it will do nicely for crosscountry.
Mostly I like the weight of the tire adding flywheel effect on the road.
The Big Apple has completely changed the feel of the niner. Good advice from gleened from this forum.
>I had been a little apprehensive with my first mount as I had heard that
>the transition from a 24 to a 29 was not always easy - but I got on like
>I’d been riding it for months.
Your 152 mm cranks have helped there. Try it at once with 110’s or
125’s and it would be more difficult - but not very much so.
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