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24th March 2005, 2:46pm
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#1 | | emo is the new black
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| [Biking and BMX] 24' v 26'
On a mountain bike for street and dirt. Whaddya think?
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30th March 2005, 10:59am
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#2 | | Auch emo für Sie!
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| Re: 24' v 26'
well i dont do much offroad or tricks, so ima say 26"
light offroad, mostly commuting and country traclks etc, tho that may change.
the bigger wheels get me more efficiency for what i do 
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1st April 2005, 11:38pm
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#3 | | one part of the perpetual
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| Re: 24' v 26'
street and dirt? i'd go for 24 if youre building from scratch.
i cannae afford to rebuilt my wheels but i'd like a set of 24's
more clearance, fatter tyres.
mind you gotta use disks don't you? which imo is maybe overkill for street/dirt
hmmm... | |
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2nd April 2005, 1:36pm
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#4 | | emo is the new black
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| Re: 24' v 26'
I'm going for 26". 24seven are gonna do a special one-off build for me, a V4 frame with all the V24 Slacker bits.
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2nd April 2005, 3:01pm
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#5 | | ShakingTheDisease SuperMod
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| Re: 24' v 26'
my wheels are 29" x 18mm campag c record
too scared of landing in a bear trap for your off-road business
but honest, i DON'T wear lycra...
*slinks off*
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2nd April 2005, 11:15pm
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#6 | | one part of the perpetual
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| Re: 24' v 26'
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Originally Posted by Sebb I'm going for 26". 24seven are gonna do a special one-off build for me, a V4 frame with all the V24 Slacker bits. | fancy, sounds good. | |
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5th April 2005, 12:15pm
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#7 | | emo is the new black
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| Re: 24' v 26'
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Originally Posted by djtoast my wheels are 29" x 18mm campag c record
too scared of landing in a bear trap for your off-road business
but honest, i DON'T wear lycra...
*slinks off* | *points and laughs at the roadie*
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5th April 2005, 1:54pm
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#8 | | ShakingTheDisease SuperMod
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| Re: 24' v 26'
ha ha, but i'll have the last laugh when you're lying in a ditch with three-quarters of a tree stump penetrating your thigh, blood spurting everywhere, and i've merely got 9 of a truck's 18 wheels rumbling over my head
oh, wait a minute...
(had an offroad bike for a while, but it's just so much EFFORT riding them when you ARE on tarmac... feels like 90% of your effort is going into making the tyres make a rumbling noise)
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6th April 2005, 10:01am
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#9 | | one part of the perpetual
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| Re: 24' v 26'
ooft...i never even realised :s road bikes a lot easier to ride on the road? i quite often cruise up to largs (bout 9 miles) on road on my full on downhill bike (coyote dh2, mx6 forks) just for a laugh. ive never really noticed the effort.
just make sure you pump your tyres right up. | |
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6th April 2005, 2:01pm
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#10 | | emo is the new black
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| Re: 24' v 26'
But the puck-puck noise of tacky tyres on tarmac at speed is sooo cool!
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6th April 2005, 11:24pm
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#11 | | one part of the perpetual
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| Re: 24' v 26'
ahh but see at high pressure you get a nice gentle whirrr...
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7th April 2005, 2:31pm
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#12 | | emo is the new black
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| Re: 24' v 26'
With hard tyres, yeah. But soft tyres wear out in a blink on tarmac so you can't puck for long 
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19th January 2006, 3:56pm
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#13 | | You sink my swan
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| Re: 24' v 26'
26s all the way! Far greater stability and a whole hell of a lot easier to get tyres, tubes and good wheelsets.
And besides, to quote a Ride advert I saw in the back of Dirt once... "If you want to ride street or skateparks, buy a BMX. They're stronger, cheaper, and you won't look like a dick"  | |
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