who 'invented'/started

[tintin40]

The 29r?

 

[andy.l]

This is from an article by First Flight Bikes about early Jeff Lindsay Mountain Goats


'1991 saw the introduction of the Route 66 which was a flat-bar 700c wheeled bike. It was often seen in magazines with high end American parts or Campagnolo groups and listed for close to $3,000. This could arguably be called one of the fathers of the current 29" wheel mountain bikes. '

 

[Dhphat]

I'm not positive, but I'd give Fisher more credit for the 29er then the 26

 

[kanerdog1x1]

i think the award needs to go to whoever asked tire companies to make proper 29er offerings, and i think that was fisher?

 

[REKIBorter]

Gary Fisher had a team riding 29er's a the second MM race back in 1999