Originally Posted by
veganbikes
What is the need for that? What will you accomplish that 26" wheels cannot? You can still find plenty of quality rims for 26" and hubs and spokes don't really care too much so long as the spacing is correct and there are tons of those and in terms of tires the options are maybe less than what they were back in the day, there are still plenty of decent 26" MTB options. I can even go and get me some high end custom Industry Nine System wheels with colored spokes and hubs in their Enduro 305 V3.
It could potentially fit but you are going to probably run into the issue of having to run much narrower tires at the front and maybe less knobby to fit. That is not something I would want. Nobody is going narrower these days and if they are they are missing out.
Also I have doubts on the brand new aspect because it is 9 years old but maybe new to you. Though if actually NIB or some dead stock at the shop that would be kinda cool but highly unlikely for a shop to do that. They would have closed that out a while back.
yes this is a deadstock, and this is my project bike atm, my budget is pretty tight for this build.
Right now i only got Frame w/ rearshock, Fork(Sr Raidon 27.5" 120mm travel), Deore m5100 group set and brake set (m6000)
I'm from Philippines and im having a hard time to find a 32-35mm wide rim(26")
Though, a buddy of mine got 1 spare of rim and willing to sell it for me, now the idea pops on my mind, what if i could go for a mullet set up (27.5x26)
because even 26" tires is really hard.to find and if it is available, it is way more expensive than the 27.5" tires, (planning for a 2.35-2.5" tires F/R)
So my only concern is if i made this kinda set-up is would i encounter any problems that could lead to the destruction of my frame?