tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post6098730795992824877..comments2024-03-28T08:40:23.164-05:00Comments on Guitar Ted Productions: Those Were The Good Ol' DazeGuitar Tedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960580677548417562noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-89965245787864878972013-01-16T12:45:42.257-05:002013-01-16T12:45:42.257-05:00I remember when a friend/bike builder of mine talk...I remember when a friend/bike builder of mine talked of these things we ride, 29'ers at Sea Otter one year. I think it was 2005. I kinda dismissed it at the time. Then within 2 years time, I ordered a Niner SIR9 when they had the "pre-order" of the SIR. Then after 2 years of riding and racing the SIR9, I had my friend build me a custom 29'er and raced it at SSWC '08. Yes, time has changed our take on what 29'ers were and what they have become. Even though 29'ers are the "mainstream", I enjoy reading about different takes on the bikes, i.e. DB Mason. I think that geometry changes will be an area that will continue to evolve in 29'ers which we are seeing now.<br /><br />Your blog and TNI.com are part of my daily read no matter if there isn't anything ground breaking in 29'ers. I do agree with you GT, that Fat Bikes are "hot" now and maybe the 29+ Krampus will be a new way for 29'ers. I'm in for the ride!S Spraguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02861366038585272365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-3390142929367035282013-01-16T07:37:08.638-05:002013-01-16T07:37:08.638-05:00@Roasta: Yeah.....certainly I wouldn't be writ...@Roasta: Yeah.....certainly I wouldn't be writing as much, if at all. <br /><br />There definitely was a technology component to the advance of the 29"er. It was a perfect storm when you think about it. The Tire comes along in '99, right about the same time a ton of folks are plugging into the Internet, and a couple of folks with foresight started web forums about 29"ers.<br /><br />In fact, the way I write "29"er" was influenced by one of those folks, and was done so search engines wouldn't take you to yachting sites in the early days! That and if you think about it, that's really how it should be said- "twenty nine inchers". Guitar Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960580677548417562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-16596622331751526002013-01-16T04:31:06.468-05:002013-01-16T04:31:06.468-05:00GTed the world just keeps moving faster and faster...GTed the world just keeps moving faster and faster. Some days I wonder about been younger without all the interwebs and social media speeding up these changes and having to wait to the weekend to get to drive to a town that had a bike shop to see the new bikes out. Or wait tilL next months magazine. I wonder if people would cope if the plug was pulled? At least I would miss getting to read your blog... :) Roastahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00903256575005521859noreply@blogger.com