ben-rides-for-fun

I work in a bike shop on the shop floor ( so selling bikes and accessories) and we see alot of 29er bikes being sold and the shop floor is predominately taken up by 29ers (full sus and hardtail). From my point of view 29 will be the future wether you like it or not. Currently i am riding a 26" wheel trek slash but i wish i waited a year to get the 650b version because it not only keeps the fun and skitter of a 26" but has some of the rolling power of a 29" wheel. The future of biking is always going to change but i think that 29 has a good foothold in the market and is only going to grow with the influx of new tyres, suspension, geometry, etc. and therefore we shouldn't shun it but instead demo a 29er where you would normally ride a 26 and just feel the difference and then pass judgement as the biggest problem is trying to describe the benefits without actually having the customer try it first hand. Just a few thoughts from me anyway!