I put a 29in fork on mine just cause I had one that wasnt used. It matches the longer length of the suspension fork that came off. But many of the early 90's bikes came with rigid forks, so you can use those or replace with a 26 inch fork. Good luck with yours!
That's a great pic in the snow. It just fits!
i have been considering it but haven’t resolved the front brake issue with that yet. Don’t feel like going disc.
Do you mean a 26 inch fork with a caliper mount? There are MTB forks with those, but doesnt look like a bmx fork.
No, I mean run 29 inch fork but 26;wheel. So rim bakes will have to be fabbed. I may use the U brake adapter I have and extend it an inch or braze on v brake posts. But all ears. Just want to keep it more retro.
IMO, a rear brake is largely used for control and not stopping power. Pure BMX racing, skate park riding and freestyle don't require a brake for power, but are there largely for control. In the dirt flow trail and paved pump track realms, I prefer two brakes where the front is used solely for braking power when needed and the rear solely for control purposes. Normally for trail riding, I'll wear out front brake pads 2x faster than the rear pads and in the flow/pump track realm the rear pads wear out 2x faster than the front pads do. One of my upcoming 26" Pump Track/Flow Trail builds is going to feature a 29er disc fork up front and v-brake rear for the above reasons.
Yours looks good as is. I think with the smallish frame you still have the rake with that 26er fork. mine is a medium but the rake seems about the same as yours.
