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I'm right at the height threshold that made the bike feel awkward to me. I went with the 26" Epic. I do remember riding a 29'er and feeling like I was sitting "in" the bike rather than "on" the bike. :cool: It should smooth out the ride for you and I think you'll love how it handles. But for me, it just felt too large and awkward--like a VW minibus. :p
PsyclePath, I know who put you on the Fisher. ;) I would trust what he says and he has the experience to back it up. :cool: And I second the mtb skills--it truly translates to road bike and I'm a better roadie for it.
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I have wanted a 29er for years. I'm quite tall, so I figured it would suit me well. I also have a bad habit of going over the handlebars, so I thought a 29er would help with that, too. But I held off because I was too attached to my lovely old 26ers. Seriously. I thought I'd hurt their feelings, and I would be too sad, soooooh . . .
I got over that, finally. I've ordered a 29er frame and the build is going on now. Hopefully soon I'll have some pretty pictures to post of it. It's a titanium hardtail by Voodoo Cycles (of course ;)).
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Woohoo! Just got a text message from the LBS owner/sponsor that my Jet9 is shipping out on Monday from Cali!
...now if I just had all the other parts :D