Halil Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 Firstly Hi Ok so i am currently riding a long time owned mountain bike that has 24 inch wheels, but would like to get a trials bike. Recently i have been wanting to get either a bmx or a trials bike and keep switching between the two, but i thought it out and decide that a trials bike would be more suitable to the area i live (parks and forests). Now but what i dont know is what size to get , i have done a little research and know that there are 20,24 and 26 inch bikes. since the bike i currenlty own is quite heavy i would think the 24 inch wont be so bad, but what im worried/confused about is does the size of the wheel, effect the height/distance you can hop/jump. i currently need to save up some more money but i was interested in the Inspired Brand, and liked the Flow 24 inch. Could you give me some advice and guidance please ? btw i think i am roughly 5'6 -5'7 tall considering my age (17), about 60kg (mainly muscle) Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaccJosh Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 Pros and cons to both 20 and 26 kinda balances out... I've been led to understand that 24 is a bit of best-of-both-worlds. Being in the average/shorter range a 24 might well be perfect for you. My vote is always go for what looks fun. It won't last forever, then you can try something else if you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamSok Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 Hi mate. im the same size as you and ride a 26" Inspired. I used to ride a 20" onza. I can hop up and gap the exact same size stuff on both bikes so don't be worried about wheel size, its skill and leg power that gets you up n over things. if you are used to 24" then stick with that if you want. I think I shall be moving to 24" in the near future as it will be cheaper to buy a new bike than to build the one I want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halil Posted September 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 Ok thanks for both of your advice, I recon I will get a 24 inch, as I've got used to the size, I guess I will learn, I'm seeing it as an investment so should last me a while, 24 inch would be the best of both trials and bmx so , gonna start saving up , btw does anyone know any trusted shops that I could purchase the bike from, I've heard a lot about tartybikes are they any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialingtank Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 Tartybikes come up as the top supplier everywhere I have read about trials! I will order and parts for trial bikes when I can eventually afford one :/ and also a few psrts for my DJ when needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaccJosh Posted September 18, 2014 Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 (edited) TartyBikes is a great shop! It's across the ocean for me and I still use 'em for most of my trials parts needs (and one bike ) Edited September 18, 2014 by aaccJosh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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