Having raced (very uncompetitively) on both 29er and 650b I can confirm i noticed very little difference. I was slow on both, but obviously a 650b wheel is lighter and stiffer.
Nino famously felt the same
Interesting. Probably one of the very few areas in which I am similar to Nino.
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Having raced (very uncompetitively) on both 29er and 650b I can confirm i noticed very little difference. I was slow on both, but obviously a 650b wheel is lighter and stiffer.