craigyboy

Most brands must not have short people testing there bikes, 29 is just better regardless of your height @Amukinado:

The 290 is a brilliant frame, I’ve broken a couple of front triangles but nukeproof have been really quick with warranty, I’m just worried when they run out of the old frames I’ll have to switch bikes as the sizing on the new one isn’t for me @jaame:

I’ve ran a bike with 450mm reach before and it wasn’t for me, the mega already has 450mm chainstays which are actually the reason it’s such a well balanced bike but with a long front centre and long chain stays you really have to stretch across the bike to weight it equally, my medium has a 435mm reach which I have reduced to 425mm with stem stackers and longer forks, I like the balance and fit of the bike at that @P-Munari:

So disappointed in this, I love my medium alloy mega 290 and at 5ft 5” I can ride 29er’s without a problem, the 290 is the most balanced bike I’ve ever rode and now they have gone and upped the reach on the new version to a point where it would just be too long for me and they don’t make a small. Why does the industry think short people can’t ride 29ers???? My next frame will just have to not be something else or I will have to run the current 290 into the ground. For years all the tall people complained bikes where too small, now the short people are getting left behind, tall people have the option of 29 or 27.5.