The only uncool bike is an unridden bike!!

All bikes are cool, this one too

Is there an anti-26 sentiment that i don't know about?

my 26er turned 22 this year. it’s quite similar to yours. and it’s still amazing, the power transmission is just neat for my body, i get good acceleration, awesome control and smooth cruising.

Very cool, other than being hard to find parts for :(

Love my 26" XC. Easy to store, easy to transport, easy to ride!

I've had this 26er since 1996. Still rolling.

https://pixelfed.social/p/murph/829746628566310743

(alt text - old cannondale bike standing up propped up by helmet on the side of a PA road the stretches off into the distance.)

I bought a 26" new a couple of years ago (well, a dirtjumper), one of my all time favorite bikes!

That one sure is!

Classic ol'reliable

I have an old Gary Fisher Kaitai (it was first an mtb, but they used the name for a hybrid after that) I bought at a swap meet a few years ago. I don't ride it much, though, I'm a roadie and rarely make it to the trails.

I tried to take it on some mtb tails in Durango, Colorado when I visited there in 2018. I live very close to sea level, and Durango is at 6,000 ft. My attempted ride did not go well. I was barely a quarter mile up the trail (a trail marked "easy"), bent over the handlebars, wheezing. There's just no oxygen there! I couldn't even pass a guy walking two dogs. I still laugh at the memory.

Sure, at least mine is.

Was going to say, we’re 27 and we’re cool 😭 Nah we talking about bikes, yeah ofc any and all bikes are fucn cool, but we’re still cool yeah? 😭