29er
has anyone purchased or rode a 29er, i have been looking at the mongoose 29er front and rear disk brakes and shimano gears, i still like my mongoose but the 29er is impressive, i have a front disk but the regular cam rear brakes and when riding a trail i can see the difference and may try to convert rear to disk to. if i get into heavy riding this year may get a 29er.
as for more control at faster speeds off road you need other compodents too such as disk brakes, my mountain bike has a disk brake on the front and a y-brake on the rear yes i wish it had disk on front and rear but traveling down paths i can tell the difference. i think a perfect bike for off road trail riding would be a 29er with duel disk brakes at least 18 - 21 speedsand a suspension frame. and fat tires there is no way skinny tires would survive. i was originally looking at a hybrid bike but where i'm riding it would not survive and neither would i, no i'm not stunt riding oh but if i was young maybe, but i love this trail riding stuff there are tons of trails to ride and get off the beaten path.