isntalling 26" gearing to a 20" bike

[fast eddie]

i have a 20" bike im building, its a schwinn z-force frame (thanx don) and it was a multi speed bike off the line. its just a frame right now. i have a 26" donor bike, and im wondering if i can take the entire gearing system off of it and put it on the z-force. the cranks will fit and im pretty sure the front de raeiler (spelling?) wil fit, but i dont know if the rear wheel cassette off the 26" will fit onto any of my 20" wheels that currently have free wheels. anyone ever tried this? gracias,
fast eddie outty

 

[user 135]

Eddie,,, The derailers should work as long as the clamp size (diameter) is the same. The Cassette and Freewheels wont' mix though. You can always relace hubs :lol: :lol: