Can You Put 24 Inch Wheels On A 26 Inch Frame

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.

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

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. I have a nice spare 26 wheel set. There s a number of lists out there with all the frames suitable for a conversion to 27 5. Brake mount positions and tire clearance to the frame prevent it.

Show activity on this post. 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. This answer is not useful. But has anyone tried putting 26 wheels on a larger frame before.

07 20 2015 06 22 pm elmore leonard wrote. I have a fairly nice raleigh with a bad 27 front wheel. Standard mountain bikes have always had 26 inch wheels. 24 tires will not fit onto these rims.

Not all 26 inch frames are compatible with a 27 5 wheel as it can easily rub on the stays or bottom bracket. To use 24 junior tires you actually need smaller wheels of a 507 mm diameter. 650b palace has one of those lists on their blog. As a previous answer told you it is not the wheel size but the frame size.

These smaller wheels require a different frame. Can i replace the 27 wheels with 26 wheels. Your 26 tires sit on wheel rims whose diameter is probably 559 mm. 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.