26ers are dead.They are just like square boxed tv's. The were great for the last 40 years but somebody came along and changed all that. Nobody wants to watch the Superbowl on a 27" Sony , its a 42-60" flat screen. Just like a 26er bike. Dead. RIP. It was fun.But you are dead, my 8-9 speed friend.
Go. Go now, my 26er and reunite with your friends the Motorola Razor, LG Flip phones without internet capability, Netscape, parachute pants, Nickelback, Joe Truth and the other late 90's riders who used to dominate the interwebs with their silly banter and ride reports, BRAH! but are now just silently moving their dusty Ellsworths and Turners around only when they pull out their BBQ grills.
It was a fun ride, though....but not really. The 26" wheel was taken from beach cruisers and stupid bike manufacturers didnt have a clue that 650b wheel size should have been the standard. They only went with the 26 because everyone else did. Not factoring in size of a wheel, just the stupid design for their frames. They are so stupid. Crashes have probably been reduced since the intro of 27.5 and 29ers, it was easy to endo on a 26er.
Bye bye 26er, you bastard son of a beach cruiser. If you and your wheel size stayed true to what kind of bike you were supposed to be mounted on, it may also have saved lives throughout the years. The beach cruiser early bikes were just converted for fun. It wasn't supposed to be the standard. Yes, I also blame you Gary Fisher. You also just glossed over the wheel size and concentrated on your "Genesis" frame designs. Ugh. You make me sick.
