16" Wheels vs. Regular Size Wheels (24, 26, 700c)
10-03-15, 08:03 AM
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Hi Ultralight,
Yes indeed now that I think about it you would be right, it should basically swap over! But,,,,in my case my 20 inch folder has an Alfine 11 internal hub with Di2 electronic shifting and the chain is adjusted with an eccentric bottom bracket so I cant easily swap it across. But you're right with disc brakes and the same general drive train with cogs and derailleur it should swap over! Thanks for the correction!
Cheers,
Yes indeed now that I think about it you would be right, it should basically swap over! But,,,,in my case my 20 inch folder has an Alfine 11 internal hub with Di2 electronic shifting and the chain is adjusted with an eccentric bottom bracket so I cant easily swap it across. But you're right with disc brakes and the same general drive train with cogs and derailleur it should swap over! Thanks for the correction!
Cheers,
10-03-15, 02:52 PM
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Depends on tire clearance. My BBU's have the same frame as my old F600 MTB;one of the selling points was you could swap the stock 700 wheel/23mm tire wheelset for 26"/2" knobbies. I actually swapped the wheels between the two once just to try it out. But I can't go much past 28's in 700 wheel size because of clearance issues. So the 700/38mm set on my Dew Deluxe won't fit. So you have to pay attention to the tire as well as the wheel size.
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