Craft

Mostly seeing comparisons to 27.5+ but 2.35/2.25 is the setup on my 27.5 and it’s my fastest bike (Giant Adv Anthem2)...when I’m at my fighting weight. It takes a lot more energy and momentum to roll it through the chunk, but it’s way more nimble and lighter than my 29’s in the stable. Since I’m rarely at my proper weight I end up on my 29’s on almost every ride. When I want to crawl over chunky stuff, I can’t slow roll my 27.5 without working the front end a lot more than the 29’s (2.35/2.35). And I have similar treads (ikons) and sizes on the 27.5 and my 29 Primer. But to say my 27.5 isn’t significantly easier to ride than my 26 would be malarkey; fs versus ht as well, but still... I’ve thought about selling the 27.5 because she gives me guilt trips every time i walk by, but with the used market being saturated, I’d rather avoid the beating and maintain the variety in the stable. And if it were one bike for me, it’s undoubtedly a 29.