26 ain't dead - ARRRGH but 32 is ALIVE - the FrankenHoop now rolling near you ....

[2manyoranges]

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/32-inch-wheels-will-be-permitted-in-uci-xc-racing-in-2026.html

and there's more where that came from

36
Thirty six
THIRTY SIX!

https://singletrackworld.com/2021/08/is-36-inches-the-measure-of-fun/

great....a whole new set of standards to Fart Around With and for independent bike shops to expend capital on ... dead stock ....

 

[elite504]

It'll never last. We've all seen 700D, 29, and 27.5 is all a flash in the pan. It'll never last. Why would anyone migrate from 26?

 

[Lucidone]

It's bad enough trying to transport a 29'r - gonna be interesting to see how far one of these will overhang in a rear car carrier! Probably need a lwb van to avoid taking a wheel out.