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Originally Posted by billybek
I was in at the shop I bought the Blurr LT from a few years back and had a quick look at the Bronson. Pretty impressive bike at a pretty impressive price. It's riding on 27.5s.
Love the Santa Cruz VPP. For trail riding and a little street riding it is almost invisible until you need it. I have never used the rear suspension lockout on the Blurr.
The young guy at the shop was saying that you don't notice the wheel size too much going from 26 to 27.5 but you sure notice it when going back from 27.5 to 26.
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The Bronson is overkill for me, hence the interest in the 5010. I really didn't care for 29 off road and I'm tall enough that it shouldn't be an issue. Just a different feel. 26 certainly requires more work than a larger time but is easy to toss around. I also learned to ride off road on full rigid bikes so the idea of just plowing over/through things is a bit foreign to me.
There are already 2014 Giant closeouts which make that an attractive way to go. With decent components these bikes (Santa Cruz, Turner) are up around $5K