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https://www.pinkbike.com/news/32-inch-w ... -2026.html

Think I need a test ride.......😂

Will there be as big a speed jump as 26 to 29ers?

How will they handle the wiggly stuff?

How long before they migrate to DH and someone has to move the Atherton on?😂
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I’m not even slightly curious in terms of buying them. But I’m slightly interested in what reviews make of them

I’d think unwieldy would be the term. But let’s see

If I were 6’5 then maybe, possibly
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If you mullet that with a 26er you're not far off a penny farthing :lol:
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My thoughts exactly. There's a penny farthing crew around here. Right bunch of nutters.

The mechanism itself is remarkably stable but there is a knack to getting on and off!
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Mike1976 wrote: Mon Nov 24, 2025 6:16 pm My thoughts exactly. There's a penny farthing crew around here. Right bunch of nutters.

The mechanism itself is remarkably stable but there is a knack to getting on and off!
Well let’s not go crazy now. Penny Farthing wheels were 60”
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The bike industry just has to keep reinventing the wheel, and with that wheel comes new forks and tyres and inserts and mudguards.

It's all upgrades supported by the press and influencers, but will they just be a fad like fat bikes were a few years ago.

I'm not sure they convince anyone that long chainstays are the new best thing when they keep on telling us that short = playful. 🤔
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weeksy wrote: Mon Nov 24, 2025 6:22 pm
Mike1976 wrote: Mon Nov 24, 2025 6:16 pm My thoughts exactly. There's a penny farthing crew around here. Right bunch of nutters.

The mechanism itself is remarkably stable but there is a knack to getting on and off!
Well let’s not go crazy now. Penny Farthing wheels were 60”
As I was reading it I thought 'why not 60" ', the author just lacks vision when he asks are XS frames possible with 32". They certainly can be unless the rules still stifle innovation.
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I keep thinking about going back to 27.5…
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Can you imagine what they will be like with 4 inch of suspension …
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