Yesterday was one of those days that begged to be spent outside. It was almost a perfect day. So against my better judgment I snuck outside for a mountain bike ride. I owe the opportunity to ride to Andrew who stopped by the store on his way to Rosaryville State Park and invited me to tag along. I was glad I did as fall rides are my favorite. During the ride Andrew looked over and mentioned how lucky we were to have ridding venues like Rosaryville the section we were in at the time would have made a perfect backdrop for a magazine cover! As we rode on we discussed all of the great places we have to ride off road locally.
Since I didn’t have my regular bike that I have been riding, a carbon Rush from Cannondale, I took one of our demo bikes. I choose a Trek Top Fuel 69er in a 17.5. I’ve ridden the 69ers before but it has been a little while. The 69er is a unique bike in the sense that it has a 29 inch from wheel with a 26 inch rear wheel, all on a full suspension platform.
The theory of the 69er is that on the front wheel you get the larger wheel that gives the rider greater ease in riding over things along with the larger contact area that the bigger wheel offers. The 26 inch rear wheel still allows the bike to accelerate a little faster.