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bmx cruisers vs. 24'MTB
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flag gutkrencher
Posted: Mar 3, 2008 at 9:46 Quote
if you want a 24" cruiser and feel you want a low, steep, high bb and bmx like bike you may aswell get a 20. cruisers feel like just sized up bmxs to me and on 24" the feel awkward. a 24" mtb with shorter stays and more 'mtb' angles feel way nicer imo. if youre reaaly into just riding jumps and parks you may want to look at 20s
flag ricar
Posted: Mar 3, 2008 at 14:08 Quote
What is with the long C stays on the cruisers? You have to realize that MTB frames are pretty well all about 15". They need to be that long to allow gears to work. Cruiser frames can be as short as they want as long as the tire does not rub. And what's with the complaint of the high BB shell? I have ridden many cruisers over the years and have never found one that was too high. Cruisers do generally have a steeper head angle and that will make the wheel hit your foot on bar spins. You can learn to deal with it and move your foot or give up the barspins. Since bar spins are not really tricks unless they are done in the air and then you can get the foot out of the way IMO it is pointless. As for the tighter head angle, 20" bikes all have a 74.5 or maybe on a hard core park frame a 75.0 and are generally accepted as the best for street/park. You look at a cruiser generally a 74., 73.5, or MTBs anywhere from 69 to 72.5. Why would you willingly accept a head angle that slack? it just makes everything you do slower and changes every aspect of your riding, but hey I can bar spin! Granted MTBs have their place, I ride one, but I have my reasons. If I was 10 years younger I'd be on a cruiser.
flag gutkrencher
Posted: Mar 3, 2008 at 14:25 Quote
ricar wrote:
What is with the long C stays on the cruisers? You have to realize that MTB frames are pretty well all about 15". They need to be that long to allow gears to work. Cruiser frames can be as short as they want as long as the tire does not rub. And what's with the complaint of the high BB shell? I have ridden many cruisers over the years and have never found one that was too high. Cruisers do generally have a steeper head angle and that will make the wheel hit your foot on bar spins. You can learn to deal with it and move your foot or give up the barspins. Since bar spins are not really tricks unless they are done in the air and then you can get the foot out of the way IMO it is pointless. As for the tighter head angle, 20" bikes all have a 74.5 or maybe on a hard core park frame a 75.0 and are generally accepted as the best for street/park. You look at a cruiser generally a 74., 73.5, or MTBs anywhere from 69 to 72.5. Why would you willingly accept a head angle that slack? it just makes everything you do slower and changes every aspect of your riding, but hey I can bar spin! Granted MTBs have their place, I ride one, but I have my reasons. If I was 10 years younger I'd be on a cruiser.


yeah you make alot of sense with what youre saying. its just i feel that 24" cruisers just mimic the geo of a bmx and size it up for bigger wheels, which feels wrong. the high bbs on them feel horrible to me, but thats a sacrifice for doing grinds. also the chainstays on alot of mtbs are tiny nowdays, mine are 370mm which is shorter than a cruiser, which tend to have bmx-esque chainstays which are fairly long. the tight headangles also feel to tight on the big wheels and really awkward. also h/a on a mtb is different- a bike with say a 70 degree ha will become a 73 or so as it gets to the bottom of its travel and also with a rigid fork itll be alot lower
there arent many good cruisers out there compared to mtbs too. but its personal pref really
flag ezekiel
Posted: Mar 3, 2008 at 14:31 Quote
When I did try and ride a 24" cruiser, it felt like it was on stilts compared to a mtb. The steep head angle made even basic hops up curbs feel sketchy. That bike probably got taken out maybe 5 or 10 times before it got sold, it just never felt right to me.
flag scotteh
Posted: Mar 3, 2008 at 14:57 Quote
ezekiel82 wrote:
When I did try and ride a 24" cruiser, it felt like it was on stilts compared to a mtb. The steep head angle made even basic hops up curbs feel sketchy. That bike probably got taken out maybe 5 or 10 times before it got sold, it just never felt right to me.
which is what i'm trying to tell the OP
i think if he's used to mtb's, he should buy an mtb
if he's used to bmx's, he should buy a cruiser
flag phil84
Posted: Mar 3, 2008 at 15:50 Quote
hi guys thank you for the replies.

I used to ride bmx during the last 2 years but i was looking at something bigger just because I'll use the bike as a cummuter aswell.

I'm really interested in that one ( can have it for 650$ cad )

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But i understand what some people say about the geo of the cruisers... I'll try the bike before and see how it feel.
flag scotteh
Posted: Mar 3, 2008 at 16:23 Quote
i'd say go for a cruiser if you're used to bmx
that pic you posted looks awesome!
flag phil84
Posted: Apr 17, 2008 at 9:42 Quote
yes the WTP unified is pretty cool but I finally changed my mind and ordered this beauty : it's way more gangsta i think lol :-P

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I'll post a bunch of pics when i'll receive it.
flag avidaameros
Posted: Mar 15, 2012 at 20:21 Quote
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my oldschool gt i decided to build up. shit was so ugly i had no choice but to raw it. f*ckin dope.
flag cmc4130
Posted: Mar 16, 2012 at 7:54 Quote
kinda funny to read this debate from back in 2008!

24bmx vs. 24mtb --> i've ridden both and i can appreciate both styles. i don't think one is categorically better than the other.

but apparently they can both hang out really well on railroad tracks!


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