TrialsMan Dan Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Hey im a noob here Ive been looking at buying a Base Bikes TA26 frame from tartybikes. Is it ok to run 24" wheels on it? Surely theres nothing stopping you doing this. Any help would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Shields Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 hi there and welcome to the forum ! as for your post: i built a ta26 and discovered that the chainstays are not very wide i.e. when i run a 2.5 tyre on 26" wheels it rubbed. the chainstays 'come closer' together so im not sure that it would work. http://www.tartybikes.co.uk/product.php?id=2181 (3rd picture down) this is what i mean by they come closer, so if you got away with 24" you would need to run a slimmer tyre i guess. hope i helped in some way james Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrialsMan Dan Posted May 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Yeah i know, im into bikes anyway but im just starting to get into trials as another thing to do apart from XC trail riding. Do you think id get away with 2.35" tyres. If you're saying 2.5's rub against the stays then i suppose i could.So thers nothing wrong with running 24's on the frame? I was on another bike forum about this and one guy said the BB would be too low for street trials, which is what i want to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Shields Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 well i run 2.30's and they fit quite nice they still very thick due to not very wide chain stays, so i'm still not convinced that it would all work smooth. ALSO i don't see why you couldnt ride street trials, because thats nearly the only trials riding i do and its fine! james Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatsink Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 24" wheels in a Base 26" worked well for me!Running disc would side-step the usual lowered brake mount problems. Front we have Pashley forks with lowered mounts. Rear, this mount idea.Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceman Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 My friend from Slovenia is also getting a TA26 with 24'' wheels! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otaylor38 Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 would i be wrong in saying that the brakes would be to high for the wheel or is there something that i dont know lol (i dont know alot lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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