Pacenti in WSJ

[HenryA]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303978304579475643264222298.html


I guess we can say that 650b/27.5 bikes have gone mainstream.





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[oldpotatoe]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303978304579475643264222298.html


I guess we can say that 650b/27.5 bikes have gone mainstream.





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Love this quote, "That blade-of-grass-length difference is dividing the best minds and loudest voices in mountain biking"...

[bobswire]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303978304579475643264222298.html


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You can re-edit the subject line. You have to first link edit then you should see in the edit window "go advanced" link that and you'll be able to change the subject line.

[professerr]

" 'Bicycles are a fashion industry' he [Pacenti] said."

[bshell]

"Mountain bikes with 29-inch wheels—so-called 29ers—have been the standard for 15 years."

[Kirk Pacenti]

Yeah, lots of misinfo in that article, but not terrible given their average reader.
You should read the comments section for a real chuckle...

Cheers,
KP

[Kirk Pacenti]

" 'Bicycles are a fashion [driven] industry' he [Pacenti] said."

What I actually said. I stand by it...

[professerr]

What I actually said. I stand by it...

I suspect they misquoted you because it sounds more controversial. I agree more with your actual words -- there's more to the industry than just fashion, but fashion does seem to drive it this way and that.

[Kirk Pacenti]

"Mountain bikes with 29-inch wheels—so-called 29ers—have been the standard for 15 years."

I was surprised to read that too... might have been a Joe Breeze quote??? They didn't mention (or ask) me about that at all.

[HenryA]

Yeah, lots of misinfo in that article, but not terrible given their average reader.
You should read the comments section for a real chuckle...

Cheers,
KP

Comments are pretty funny:

"The writer is wrong several times on the 27.5 and 29 inch tires as noted above. Maybe mixed up his notes or was duped by a hipster."

[Anarchist]

"
But bikes with the smaller, 27.5-inch wheel accelerate more quickly, negotiate sharp turns more gracefully and are a better fit for petite riders and those with shorter legs. "From a global perspective, there are far more people in the world that fit more comfortably on 27.5-inch wheels than 29s," said Kirk Pacenti, who pioneered the first 27.5-inch mountain-bike wheel about 10 years ago.
"

Substitute 26 for 27.5 in the above and it still reads right.

[Kirk Pacenti]

Substitute 26 for 27.5 in the above and it still reads right.

If you're into that sort of thing... :p

I kid, I kid! ;)

[Kirk Pacenti]

Fwiw, the journalist was a really, really nice guy who wanted to do a good job. Though he readily admitted he was not a cyclist and knew very little about bikes.

Cheers,
KP