# Learning Journal **URL:** \ **Category:** Riding Advice\ **Created:** [September 20, 2010, 10:22pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/learning-journal/112366 "2010-09-20T22:22:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2187
**Author:** ![pierrox](https://unicyclist.com/user_avatar/unicyclist.com/pierrox/32/3594_2.png) [@pierrox](https://unicyclist.com/u/pierrox)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2015, 1:30am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/learning-journal/112366/2187 "2015-03-02T01:30:34Z")
> [@Vertigo](#): > > At this point I have a love/hate relationship with my 29er. I like going faster but it’s so much more work to control when conditions are not perfect [no wind and absolutely flat pavement]. I’m toying with the idea of getting a narrower rim because the dominator 2 might be too wide for road riding. I hesitate though because I’d hate to put $ and time into it and get no benefit. > > I guess I’m just not strong enough yet to get total pleasure out of my 29er. Vertigo, I think we’re on the same page with the 29", you’re describing it perfectly. It’s a love/hate relationship. I would love to love it, yet it’s not possible. Time will help I’m sure, but there is a frustration that makes it less enjoyable than the 24". But when I see the potential in town, I’d really like to enjoy the benefits. I’ve started to work on retraining myself on road riding, it’ll take time I’m sure, but for now I should do laps on the running track nearby - flat, hardly any camber (it has a tiny bit weirdly enough, probably to avoid water staying on when it rains) and no holes or unexpected obstacles. Thanks for all your feedback on the Hookworm. I wish that info had come before, because I went for it [after reading that thread](https://unicyclist.com/t/official-29er-tire-reviews-thread/112256/1). Which says the opposite… I come from a Big Apple 2.5 on a KH 29" (rim is 47mm I think?), and that had the camber issue too. Though, as I suspect, a lot of my camber problem is my own fault, not the uni. I could go out for more tire shopping (becoming an expensive experience…), but I have no idea what I should get. Big Apple 29" 2.0? There isn’t a consensus on that tire either. Uni came with the original Maxxis Ardent (2.4 wide I think), how’s that on pavement? Might try to put it on, pump it up and try on the streets. --- _[View the full topic](https://unicyclist.com/t/learning-journal/112366)._