26in wheels in a 24in frame
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In most of my experiences, it's boiled down to the type of frames or the tire width or tread pattern. I once took a 20" mt. bike and cut the cross piece on the rear triangle out, then I also extended the front forks and I was able to run some 26"ers on the bike. The seat has to be raised really high because of the pedal/bottom barcket height. It's very rideable and very fast, but getting on and off can really irritate your "boys"! :lol:
Chainy
Chainy
It might partly depend on whether fenders were in place, too, and what size tire you had on each wheel. I haven't actually checked dimensions, but maybe a 24" tire is not exactly 2" smaller than a 26" tire, either.
stephen said:
I did purely by accident. Bought a 66 Phantom frame that had 1 chinese 26" frt wheel. When I put the tires on it I realized it was a 24"! Had to mildly grind the fender mount, space the frt dropouts, and put the rear wheel to the very back of the dropout(with a halflink in the chain), but it works, plus all the stuff in the tread gets knocked off.
It's kinda' cool 'cause it makes the wheels look huge!
take a look at Black Wicked in the buildoff. it has 26" wheels on it an a coaster brake. thats a 24 frame an fork. put a 26" fender on the rear yesterday an works fine. those are 26x1.75 tires.
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why not grind it down a little bit.JoKeR63 said:stephen said:
I did purely by accident. Bought a 66 Phantom frame that had 1 chinese 26" frt wheel. When I put the tires on it I realized it was a 24"! Had to mildly grind the fender mount, space the frt dropouts, and put the rear wheel to the very back of the dropout(with a halflink in the chain), but it works, plus all the stuff in the tread gets knocked off.
It's kinda' cool 'cause it makes the wheels look huge!
stephen said:Yes, i've looked at loads of bikes i've seen around and most would take a bigger wheel.
Chainsaw, you got any pictures of that bike?
Sorry I didn't see this reply until now.
NokNok in the beginning ....
A little cutting and grinding .....
Some more enhancements ....
She's gone thru her change and here she is .....
Got a couple of hundred miles on her before some giant butt at the bike shop snapped her seatpost off, tore up the brakes and stripped the handlebars. She made it back on the road for her second Hamilton Cruise.
2007
2008
She suffered some scars and scratches along the way. So she's about to get a face lift later this year. NokNok will be sporting some slightly abused SPIN Tri Spokes wheels and a mini bannana seat! Will post her new photo shoot when she's done. Thanks for the interest,
Chainy
