BermPeaks series on Pennyfarthings taught how insane those bikes are. I was even more surprised that they still make modern ones!

I've ridden bikes like these at a local museum a couple of times. They are great fun to ride! They are a bit tricky to get on an off and they are fixed gear as well. I an not sure they would fair well on a daily commute, but for cruise around the city or a an excursion to the beach with the kids, these bikes would be good fun.

Brb, growing a handlemar mustasch 🥸🎩

And who even carries 32" tubes and tires for the odd emergency? The shop I work in doesn't.

And, even online, they'll probably be more expensive and have far fewer options than more common sizes.

I definitely see some of this happening, but as a tall rider, going from 26" to 29" tires was fantastic. It felt like I was finally riding a mountain bike meant for someone my size. I didn't buy it for the 32" hype though. It just happened to be what felt right after test riding a bunch of bikes I didn't like. I also test rode a "mulleto" (at least I think that's what it's called when a bike has mismatched wheel sizes) and it came a close second but it was from the same manufacturer as another bike of mine and I try to spread myself around.

I haven't ridden one yet. I know someone that has a 36er they custom built, and they said you quickly forget its anything special and it acts just like a regular bike. Except theirs is 18kg!

As a commuter I noticed a significant comfort boost going from 26 to 29 so naturally bigger would be better right? As long as its also light, those hills have gravity. This frame is supposed to be 1.2kg so maybe the whole build could come in at 10kg.

Being a commuter $2000 is absolute luxury territory and necessitates deep contemplation, in comparison I saw some triathlon wheels alone were $2000. For now I'll just keep dreaming of ever increasing wheel sizes.