dual 26's

[scott_wg]

Lets see some pics of those or your dual 26inch bikes i want to see all of them! Any scramblers runnin dual 26s?

[Alex]

Mike Schmidt:

55cm v1.5 Leader 729TRK w/ MTX33 f/r with 2" on the front, 1.8" in the rear


Julio:

Small Charge Scissor w/ Chukkers f/r with 2.25"


Young Gun:

59 Eighth Inch Scrambler w/ MTX33s f/r with 2.3" front, 1.5" rear


Tom Mosher:

53 Volume Thrasher prototype w/ Chukkers f/r with 1.5" in rear, 1.75" in front

[scott_wg]

how big of a tire can u fit on the back of a v2 scrambler?

[Resil]

looks way better on a leader.

[scott_wg]

yea looks amazing on a leader but on tht scrambler its a 59 and im getting a 53 with the bruiser or gorilla fork i just want it its cheap and i can do huge stair sets on my starfucker so i want another back up bike and tht looks like the v1 scrambler in the pic but idk?

[Alex]

I'm tired of the negative attitude, and pictures like that aren't constructive towards the thread so they will be deleted.

[julio.]

negative or positive, they are just comments, dont delete them. no one gives a fuck. let it be.

[danielPFG]

I don't have a problem with them at all.
If they allow riders to do more technical tricks than with 700c, than go for it.
Personally I like my 700's but don't hate on those who do rock 26's.
It's just feels diff in my opinion so I don't ride em. Though I do have to say, 26" 33mm wide rims in person look sooo dope!

[Traveees]

Ive been thinking about investing in some 26's.
Ive been running b43's for about a year now and they are still in mighty good condition.
But 26's just look so dewp and sound a hell of a lot stronger.
Ill have to read up more about them.
*wishes he was more bike savvy*

[prolly]

I think it looks fine on small bikes, but ridiculously silly on larger bikes. When dual 26" are on bigger frames, it reminds me of the TT bikes before the UCI banned 650c wheels or some weird touring / MTB hybrid.

If anyone is wondering where to read up and research on bicycle design, your local library / book store should have a plethora of books. Things that you wouldn't expect to effect a bike's handling really do in the end. A higher BB for instance can really make a bike ride wonky. There are comfort tolerances with bicycles and the 30+ years of touring / rando / mtb design should teach you a thing or two about smaller wheels + bigger tires.

In the end, unless your bike is specifically designed for 26" wheels, it's going to take a lot of re-fitting to get it riding like it did with 29r / 700c. Which was the whole reason for 650b and Rivendell's school of frame design....

That's a whole nother story.

[Tracktramp805]

young guns bike looks like it belongs in the circus.im being serious too...im not talking shit im being honest...

tom, mike, and julios bike look legit.they look to porportion.it looks like it fits.like those wheels should be on there..makes me wanna try it...

but when i see youngs bike, many thoughts go thru my head......

[prolly]

One thing I will say is this: why not just ride a 26" DJ bike fixed? Or an older MTB? Not being an ass, just asking.

[joshg51]

One thing I will say is this: why not just ride a 26" DJ bike fixed? Or an older MTB? Not being an ass, just asking.

thats already being talked about
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=5962&start=0

[young gun]

young guns bike looks like it belongs in the circus.im being serious too...im not talking shit im being honest...

tom, mike, and julios bike look legit.they look to porportion.it looks like it fits.like those wheels should be on there..makes me wanna try it...

but when i see youngs bike, many thoughts go thru my head......

haha still need to do some tweaking to fit a bigger rear and want to switch to a fork with a lower atc to bring things more into balance. the bike was ordered in about 30 min while i was bored at work one day so allot of it was wild guesses as far as what would work out. And yes sadly the larger frame makes this more apparent but thems the breaks, even as it is the tt is a lil smaller than id like it to be.

One thing I will say is this: why not just ride a 26" DJ bike fixed? Or an older MTB? Not being an ass, just asking.

tried it in several different flavors and honestly didnt really like it. i havent tried a dj conversion yet but im trying to work with a connection at haro to get one of there full rigid 26 djs for cheap so i can give it a shot. But honestly its fun to ride as is.

I already got a couple track bikes so this is just fun for screwing around on

[scott_wg]

Young gun what fork do u have on the scrambler?

[danielPFG]

Young gun I bet if you did get a smaller fork it wouldnt look so bad, and maybe ditch those 5 or 6 inch rise bars. it will deff aesthetically look better...
then again looks aren't everything.
It's a matter of if you like it or not and that's all that really matters.
Hell just do what you want, ride a bike and have fun.
that's all I try and do...

[young gun]

bars are actually 4" they are there cause a 2 is just not enough

the bike is fun, and i managed to get a good deal on parts so it is what it is

also im 6'3" 260, i like the idea of big beefy tires

[scott_wg]

Young gun what fork do u have on the scrambler?

[young gun]

Young gun what fork do u have on the scrambler?

origin8 black ops

[scott_wg]

u should put the gorilla or bruiser fork on it!