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I'm in your hands. Not really the type to buy new so very happy to listen to generously given advice and sell on if it doesn't work out. Starting from the common logic sounds like a good move. Thanks for explaining about the proportion of riders and wheel size, interesting how this type of logic doesn't necessarily carry across all genres of cycling so appreciate the heads up!
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There are different schools of thought on this. The longer, lower, slacker school has many advocates. But I know riders who do size down for whippability.
Going to a Cotic demo day and trying different sizes could help. Or even organise one. If you can get enough mates out on your local trails the Cotic moving feast will come to you.
I've got a Bfe with a 1220mm wheelbase and 27.5" wheels (I'm short) and I love it. I wouldn't go bigger currently, think that's as long as I need. All that Geometron and Pole stuff is for the freakishly tall. :-D -
best bet is to test ride either new from your LBS or a local mate's bike so that you can get a feel.
and by test ride I mean actually out on the trails, not just a roll around the Swindon Nationwide car park and 'yup, that seems ok'
t_w
MTB-Idle
At 6ft 29ers (and a size large) make sense. Everything in scale and proportion with the rider. And the terrain being so much more irregular than that used with a BMX means that the stability of longer, lower, slacker bikes with big wheels that eat up holes, root carpets, rock gardens and carry speed better between sections means more speed and more fun.
If you look at all the tall pro riders very few (maybe none) above 5'8" are on 27.5". And those shorter than that are riding mullet setups. Personal preference dictates what you will buy but 29ers are probably the way forward.