Chain reaction cycles has got 109 29ers for sale and 162 27.5s. Dunno anything about high end fashions as I am a super basic MTBer but I'm seeing more and more 27.5s
CR isn't really the best method of gauging bike trends. 26" is still the most common tyre on there for example.
It's not about fashions, but changes in consumer uses and engineering.
Huh? Quite the opposite. Most are settling towards 29er derivatives with changes in geometry instead.
p.s bollocks. @negaatio hit the nail first.
Last years slash/remedy choice confused the shit out of me. Makes sense now.