LETTERS

Twenty-Six For Life

The Down Low Issue (November 2017) required a letter. Was it because of the excellent article Lines in the Dirt? Or perhaps “Butcher Paper,” always a smooth read, or the Home Base article (“Start Here”) reminding me that great riding is close at hand, or the photo of Joey Schusler (“Buzz”)? No, it was the last-page photo of the two dorks dissin’ 26-inch bikes. I still ride my 26-inch Pivot 5.7. It makes me smile, it is nimble and capable, and haven’t we been riding this size for over 20 years? Sure, I would be happy to have a new 650B bike, but I am not sold on the big