24's or 26's?

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flag jim-kaplan
Posted: Sep 29, 2007 at 18:58 Quote
im getting a 2008 specialized p.1 and i wanna upgrade th rims to sun ringle MTX. ive heard that the bb is really low and that 24's would be to small. does anyone know if thats true?
flag dirtcrew
Posted: Sep 29, 2007 at 19:15 Quote
24s are just much better for dj and i dont think it would be too low
flag ricar
Posted: Sep 29, 2007 at 19:24 Quote
This has been coverd so many times...... Really go with the 24s and be done with it.
flag kona227
Posted: Sep 29, 2007 at 19:29 Quote
hey man i would go for the 26 there so much smoother for park and dj i had 24 and i liked them but i got 26 and there so much smoother
flag nickwhite
Posted: Sep 29, 2007 at 19:36 Quote
If the 08's are the same as the 07's, 26. 69evan69 on here has 24 on the back of his 07 p.2 and the crank hits if you take a corner to low while pedaling. I learned that the hard way.
flag foxrider28
Posted: Sep 29, 2007 at 19:43 Quote
i would go with 26 there nicer to ride
flag ride24bikes
Posted: Sep 29, 2007 at 19:52 Quote
26 in the front 24 in the back.
That's what I ride and it's been working pretty good so far.
flag SAVAGE-RIDER
Posted: Sep 29, 2007 at 20:02 Quote
why have the bigger tire in the front and smaller one on the back? i think it kinda looks odd..but that's my 2 cents id go with 26's i love them nicer ride too..
flag stefflyer13
Posted: Sep 29, 2007 at 20:08 Quote
who is stupid enough to pedal while leaning in a cornerVery confused I would go with 24's if i were you because the do dirt jump a lot better. the difference between the two is that 24's get you going a lot quicker and the 26's go faster once your up to speed. so 24's = acceleration and 26's = better top speed. that is my 2 cents
flag malfoleo
Posted: Sep 29, 2007 at 20:37 Quote
I run 26 in the front, 24 in the back. Changes my head-tube angle, slowing my turning speed, which makes the bike handle a lot better. Plus I've found that the front end just pops up so much easier (seriously, it's amazing).

If you're worried about crank clearance, get a really large tire (I use a 2.6", which makes the difference between my front and back tires only about 1.5" at the most).

Worse comes to worse, and you cannot make up your mind, see if you can find a set (24/26) that a buddy has and borrow it for a couple rides, see how you like it, then decide from there.
flag toddfreeride
Posted: Sep 29, 2007 at 23:43 Quote
I dunno about the 08' models, but I've got a 04 P.2 and I had a 05 P.1 cromo (24X26) I kinda liked the 24X26 combo, made the bike really flickable, you were able to throw the front over the bigger stuff without worry. but this really isnt for everyone. I tried dual 24's for a while and just hated the feeling of the P. bike. so I went back to 26" and it was problem solved. the bike was designed for 26" you're "getting" a P.1 ... I'm guessing you haven't bought it yet? still not too late to consider a 24" specific bike.
flag gedis
Posted: Sep 30, 2007 at 3:09 Quote
hi ihave a 26` mtb with 36h spookes and i was wondering if this web does coloured spoeks for a mtb 26` rim..
tvm

my email is car_thug@hotmail.com
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