26″ MTB wheels used to be the gold standard for shredding machines, but with the introduction of 29″ & 27.5″ wheels we saw a slow decline in bikes manufactured with 26″ MTB wheels! Neil Donoghue is out at @BikeParkWalesOfficial with his newly built DH bike shredding some huge features for a retro blast from the past!
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I have a 29er enduro on the garage, and a really love that bike, but I always return to my Kona process 167 26 inch, killer bike for everything: park, freeride, it takes corners like a monster, playfull. One day I realised that I spend more time in my 26 bike that anything else, sadly is quite difficult find decent tyres, but as long I can find them, Im a fully 26 rider.
this bike makes me want 29"
Came from bmx, i just bought a cheap 2nd hand Knolly chilcotin 160mm 26 incher, converted it to a mini mullet (27,5 up front) and i'm having the most fun i've ever had in my life with a mtb (had a dh bike in the past, and rode loads of hardtail bikes also). 27,5 up front helps so much with stability when going fast (since the geometry of the bike is pretty small for today's standards) but then the tail is so alive, and i mean it in a fun way (it reminds me of my bmx just with suspension, and in that regard, that's what i wanted out from a mtb) so guys, try it! it will not disappoint!
26 inch rear wheel with a big tyre and a 27.5 inch front wheel is what i run for down hill trails back end seems to just cut through the corners better and get more lean in them i also ride a hard tail frame feels super fast
Still ride my 26 tr500. Love it.. 26 is way more playful/ flickable
Still riding a 26" 2014 Knolly Endorphin! Never felt the need to change
80% rider
20% bike
still riding a 26" bike. this is a cool video.
Hahaha mountain bikes here pretty soon are going to start looking like Mexi low Riders with 12" RIMS HAAAA 😂🤣😅 SCREW THE TRENDY CRAP
Yeahhhh I'm going to do a mullet bike with a 29 inch front and a 26 inch back because when I make a video on YouTube it will get a million hits🤣😂
I'd stick a Deore or Zee 10 speed on it, then it would be close to perfect!
That bike looks amazing! Apart from being a tad steep it doesn’t look dated at all, and under Neil doesn’t look small at all. Great to see a video promoting a more sustainable and affordable approach to buying a mountain bike – for many of us who just want to ride a bike park something like this is more than enough bike
My bikes 2023
-Khs dj200 2014 frame, singlespeed xfusion Velvet 100mm
-Scott Nitrous 20 2005 rock Shox lyrik rc2 Air, Shox kona Air, Dropper, XT m8000 11v, Sram Level TLM (12964gr)
– Scott Nitrous 10 2007 Fox 36 talas kashima 180mm Fox 3.0 coil, drooper, avid elixir cr carbon, Sram gx 12v k7 e13 9-50d
-Scott High Octane 2007 rock Shox Totem 180mm DH coil mission control, Fox dhx 4.0 Titanium spring, sram guide Rsc ultimate, 10speed x9 xtr. MULLET 26/27,5
-Scott Gambler DH 10 2010 rock Shox boxxer Team tuned World Cup, Fox van RC coil, sram guide RS, xx1 11speed.
Maxxis tires Full.
I From Brazil 🇧🇷
I ride my 26" all the time, I have more fun on that bike than my 27.5"
Jump bikes, XBike 90s revival… 26 is not dead, it's just keeping cool off the radar.
one of my bikes is a old kona cinder cone with 26s
Great… now turn it into a mini mullet. 27.5 front, 26 rear
my bike is 21 years old lol
I ride a 2013 lapierre spicy and it is amazing, the suspension is great (fox 34 and fox float) the drive train works well (shimano xt derailleur +shimano slx front derailleur) and the brakes have heaps of feel and power (formula t1s) I feel like people forget the 26" bikes from 2011-2014 that were actually great. Ik that mine can easily handle some of NZs gnarliest black diamond tech trails.
Those nukeproofs are quite nice actually
small wheel better rolling
My 70's Klunker still shreds
Nice job
“Progress” isnt always better. Sometimes tried and true is the way to go. Theres something to be said about how the bike makes YOU feel
Jump bikes ??