Can You Put 24 Inch Wheels On A 26 Inch Frame

You could maybe actually get 26 on if you went from a 2 wide knobbie to a 1 or 1 1 4 tire they are not only narrower but smaller all around but you would still have brake issues.

Can you put 24 inch wheels on a 26 inch frame.

To use 24 junior tires you actually need smaller wheels of a 507 mm diameter. Standard mountain bikes have always had 26 inch wheels. I m thinking the brakes pads would need to be move 1 2 inch and as the replacement rear 26 wheel is a 3 speed shimano hub their would be no dersillers to set up. Unless the bike was specifically designed for a wheel size conversion like the 18 20 prodigy from hoffman in 2003 or so changing the wheel size is generally not a safe and practical option.

24 tires will not fit onto these rims. As a previous answer told you it is not the wheel size but the frame size. 650b palace has one of those lists on their blog. These smaller wheels require a different frame.

This answer is not useful. Show activity on this post. Brake mount positions and tire clearance to the frame prevent it. I have a fairly nice raleigh with a bad 27 front wheel.

Not all 26 inch frames are compatible with a 27 5 wheel as it can easily rub on the stays or bottom bracket. 07 20 2015 06 22 pm elmore leonard wrote. 700c wheels seem to look oversized on some xs bikes i ve seen whereas 26 wheels would be much more in proportion. There s a number of lists out there with all the frames suitable for a conversion to 27 5.

But has anyone tried putting 26 wheels on a larger frame before. I know that a large wheel clearance is considered ugly i m thinking of the pengy bike here but i ve often wondered if it would improve the handling on the smaller frame sizes. Too far gone for truing. I have a nice spare 26 wheel set.