Big wheels aren’t just for big riders any more. The same things that make big hoops good for them—improved traction from a larger contact patch, more pinch-flat resistance, lower rolling resistance and improved ride—make 29’ers an efficient upgrade for a lot of other folks, too.

Our 26” offroad geometry is famously honed, so we took great pains to tweak every aspect of our 29’er frame geo to be sure these bikes were done right. We didn’t just bolt on 29” wheels and stretch the fork and chainstays a little—we looked at wheelbase lengths, front end trail, front center distances, handlebar height and width, fork crown clearance, standover and weight distribution to achieve the same predictable, well-mannered, radar-in-the-down-tube handling of our 26-inch bikes -- with the added roll-over-anything benefit of those giant tires.

Whether you favor the Dragon’s famous-Jamis steel ride, the Dakota’s brutally efficient aluminum chassis, or the stripped-to-the-bare-essentials Exile singlespeed, you’ll be doing it right on a Jamis 29’er. It’s the only way we know how.