grantallsop Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 (edited) I was looking at buying a new 26" frame soon and was wondering what difference it makes if you have a 116mm frame or the 135mm. Anyone know any advantages or disadvantages to these two frames? I only know that you have to have different size hubs in them, but is there anymore?CheersGrant Edited June 22, 2007 by grantallsop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Horizontal dropouts in one, vertical in the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowman12 Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 No nasty mech hangers to be bent on a 116mm frame. So that means you can't run gears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALEX@BIKETRIALSFUN Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 (edited) No nasty mech hangers to be bent on a 116mm frame. So that means you can't run gears.What we doing tomorrow because I am thinking differently because I have some stuff to do and by the time I finish it will be to late so do you want to come to Torquay for a while Edited June 22, 2007 by ALEX@BIKETRIALSFUN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikeriding Posted June 23, 2007 Report Share Posted June 23, 2007 Basically dont get a 116mm frame. unless you have funbolts (something grippy) the dropouts mean that when you kick hard on the pedals the wheel tilts to the drive side and will rub against the frame. It means the wheel is more awqward to take out due to the snail cams smaller flanges on the hubs used in 116mm frames weakens the wheelbuild considerably.the 135 means you need a tensioner, not really much of a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max-t Posted June 23, 2007 Report Share Posted June 23, 2007 In a nutshell.But, if you can actually build wheels good, they arent too bad and some good snail cams or some sort of sprung tensioner would be mint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant H Posted June 23, 2007 Report Share Posted June 23, 2007 (edited) In a nutshell.But, if you can actually build wheels good, they arent too bad and some good snail cams or some sort of sprung tensioner would be mint.you mean like beau's wheel building? Edited June 23, 2007 by Grant H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted June 23, 2007 Report Share Posted June 23, 2007 Basically dont get a 116mm frame. unless you have funbolts (something grippy) the dropouts mean that when you kick hard on the pedals the wheel tilts to the drive side and will rub against the frame. It means the wheel is more awqward to take out due to the snail cams Thats got to be the worst excuse ever Mod riders manage fine taking wheels out with snail cams etc.... Don't see how the problem is worse with a stock and if you don't like sail cams, use chain tugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikeriding Posted June 23, 2007 Report Share Posted June 23, 2007 Thats got to be the worst excuse ever Mod riders manage fine taking wheels out with snail cams etc.... Don't see how the problem is worse with a stock and if you don't like sail cams, use chain tugsmore effortunless you have funbolts (something grippy) the dropouts mean that when you kick hard on the pedals the wheel tilts to the drive side and will rub against the frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustyw Posted June 24, 2007 Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 more effortunless you have funbolts (something grippy) the dropouts mean that when you kick hard on the pedals the wheel tilts to the drive side and will rub against the frame.what are you on about? more effort, he has a good point the wheel doesnt move if u use chain tugs so whats the problem, some chain tugs are not very good such as my random ones on my mod bike which bent just doein a shift, i think the wheel wasnt very tight but if you get good tugs or snail cams there shouldnt be a problem with horizontal dropouts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 24, 2007 Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 Thats got to be the worst excuse ever Mod riders manage fine taking wheels out with snail cams etc.... Don't see how the problem is worse with a stock and if you don't like sail cams, use chain tugsI was about to go off on one before realising someone else had the sense to call him out.it seems he's repeating himself with the fun bolt shite. I have run 116 hub's for a good while now and have never experianced what he is talking about. I don't use 'fun bolts' I use the standard shitty ones that came on my wheel. When snail cams are used right they wil work just aswell as a dropout bmx style tensioner (better imo as they are smaller= less to break).but yeh, if you ride stock get 135, if you ride mod get 116, it's pretty simple really why do people feel the need to mix it up?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantallsop Posted June 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 Cheers all coments appreciated, i think i will stick to 135 then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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