PaRtZ Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Just wondering how come only cheap mods have 20" rear wheels? Seems a bit odd considering we have rear wheels that are 1" below normal and every mod rider is happy, yet monty have 25" and no one is happy lolgo on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 (edited) Cheaper for the manufacturers to get hold of? (using 20" wheels)Sure you already know this, but we have the smaller rims, to use bigger tyres (Diameter is still 20") so we don't rim out...Stock's are just silly.. Edited October 17, 2006 by Dan6061 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Higher sidewalls = more air in the tyre. It's what made Tioga Factory DH's a popular choice over IRC years back. You could be the world's harshest rider and get away with it, rather than crisping your rim with those shoddy old El Gatos with their tiny sidewalls (I have a chip on my shoulder about my wasted £65 for those). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philth Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 (edited) As everyone knows, trials stem from motorcycle trials....in which they use two different size wheels. Developers of trials rigs back then would make many adjustment trying to find the best solution, taking most of there idea from the existing motorcycle trials.As for the 25" rear wheel...as the wheel size gets larger, you want to minimize the amount/size of tyre being used, this is due to the large tyre making it harder to control the bike. Edited October 17, 2006 by philth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 are monty still a bit gay with the whole 25" wheel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walleee Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 They are on the current 231Ti but i'd imagine now kenny has signed up they will bring out something a little more normal.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willsey Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 usually the smaller the wheel the stronger they are, unless there stupidly small, so im guessing 19" was the way forward, so they went that way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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