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Yeah, the chainstays are at just over 13". I'm not sure EXACTLY what it is. But it's close. The manufacture says it's 13.38". But it's kind of weird, if I had the axles "slammed" in the drop outs I think it would be a hair less than 13". But it's a bit back to adjust for the chain.

I'm not sure what to tell you about 22'ers.... I've not been on one yet. I ride a 26" bike for exercise and mine is a 20" bmx. I'm not overly big so I don't feel it's weird. A big thing is bar height. The first cheap bike I bought had like 7.75" bars on it and I felt like it was soooooo uncomfortable. And I had some almost 9" bars I had and also it was a cheap bike so I could raise the stem. This one I have now has 10" bars on it. I tried the stock 8.85" and those weren't bad either.

I'm 5'7". So..... A lot of guys I know are a lot taller than I am and still ride 20"ers. But Top Tube length is usually 21" or longer and they typically have higher bars. 10" is about as big as they come though.... There are a few guys that have 22"ers on the bmx site I go on. But not very many. I think it's a good solution but if you can find a 20"er that feels right, I think it's the better way to go if your wanting to do tricks. It will be lighter. On the other hand, there may be something to the 22'ers.... Or 24". It's kind of preference. Just depends on how much tricks you wanna try. I was starting to do tricks on my 26" cruiser, so you can do tricks on anything. But the bigger and heavier the bike, stuff gets harder to do.

That probably wasn't helpful and I never rode a 22"er. So take my experience for what it is. Not overly in depth. I go on Vitalbmx and there are some threads of people talking about 22'ers. Or do a google. Might help you know if you wanna go down that road.

One thing is for sure, 20"ers are for more prevalent and parts for that size are more the norm. But obviously some stuff doesn't matter whether it's a 20" or 22". I guess just the rims and tires and tubes. LOL. And frames.