26/24 or 26/22 Super Slingshot?

[CRASH]

As I'm putting this project together that I may or may not throw into BOTEN (I may save it for the MBBO), I'm wondering which way I should go. I'm going to create a 26" Huffy Super Stock. To throw some more "interest" in it, I'm going to make a Slingshot version. The rear wheel will be a 26" with a Jerald Slick on it. The front wheel is where I'm running into a "sticking point". 20" Slingshots had a 20/16 set up, and the 16" wheel was a 1-3/8" set up. I've seen a 24/20 Super Stock version... (I don't know if it was real, but it looked good, I've just never seen an ad for one) It has a 20 x 1-3/8" front wheel. So both of those have, essentially, a 4" difference between the front and back. Therein lies the rub.

The easy answer would be a 26/22 combo. But there is, as far as I can find, no such thing as a 22 x 1-3/8" wheel/tire. So what's more important, or what would look better?

I have a 24 x 1-3/8" front wheel. That would give the bike a 26/24 combo. The problem is that the 24 x 1-3/8" diameter isn't far off from the 26". Less than 2" in fact. And it would lift the front end of the bike up a couple inches because of this.

The other option is a 22 x 1.75 wheel, which are made as well as tires. The problem is that the 1.75 might look way too fat. If I put a thinner tire on it, like a 1.5, it may look really bloated in the rim.

I guess it's hard to make a decision without visuals, but I'm asking to imagine it and give me your opinions.

 

[rfeagleye]

I vote 26 x 24. Two inches will be fine for the difference in diameter and the 1 3/8 tire will be better because it is skinny.

 

[firstyearchevelle]

I am planning a similar project. Have most of the parts just don't have the time. I have a SuperStock frame I'm going to use with a 26" fork and a 20" front wheel. Need to get all of my half done projects done before I tackle another. lol

 

[Chad T]

Those inch sizes aren't that close to actual diameters. So lets see. The original Slingshot would be 406mm in the rear and 349mm (Guessing on that as there are 3 sizes listed for 16x1 3/8) in the front giving you 57mm or about 2 inches of actual difference in diameter.

Standard 26 inch wheel is 559mm 24x1 3/8 is 540 so that's only 3/4 inch of difference between those 2. 20X1 3/8 diameter is 451mm this is close to 4 inches but it's double the stagger on the Slingshot. 22x1.75 rim is only 457mm so not even 1/4 inch larger than the 20x1 3/8.

You need somebody good at photoshop (and math) to make some drawings maybe. I think the 24 would be a nice stagger if you werent going for the slingshot look but would make a cool looking bike.

I think the 26/20 will end up being more of a Krate-ish stagger maybe even more so. Hard to tell until you see it.

Stick a 26 on the back and 20x1 3/8 on the front of that frame and see how it looks. Cool project. Look forward to seeing it.

 

[kleinbike]

I would be curious to see what the 26"-20" combo would look like.

 

[CRASH]

I know that I will hate a 20" in the front of a 26" I just know I will. The only way I wouldn't would be to have some wild 'Jaxon Drag Fork' on the front, but a proportional length on that wouldn't allow the bike to fit in my garage.

Here's a pic of a 24" with the 26" I have on my Monster Ray.

 

[CRASH]

This is what I'm shooting for, except in a 26" version. Does anyone know if this 24/20 was real or a one-off? I haven't seen it in a catalog.

 

[Jaxon]

This is what I'm shooting for, except in a 26" version. Does anyone know if this 24/20 was real or a one-off? I haven't seen it in a catalog.

Crash the 24 x 20 Huffy slingshot was a 10 speed bike. Ron made the 5 speed slingshot from a Huffy Super Stock. I think he even used a slingshot bridge on the fork from a 20 inch fork. The 20 x 1 3/8 Liner Tread tire is impossible to find. I have only seen one beat up tire. The Sears 20 x 1 3/8 tire can be found. I bet a NOS 20 x 1 3/8 tire would hit 500 dollars.
Here are the catalog picks of the 10 speed 24 x 20.

 

[CRASH]

Nice! Well, there you go!

And looking at those side pics in the catalog it looks like the 24" will be a little big in diameter. However, the 1.75 of the 22" would be a little fat.

ugh. I hate these dilemmas.

 

[stick & slicks]

OK here's the real thing-URL=http://s1379.photobucket.com/user/Devon_Yoder/media/DSC06703_zps7wlx8qrq.jpg.html]

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[rfeagleye]

Those 10-Speed Super Stocks are rare ones! Very cool bike!

 

[CRASH]

Nice S&S! Is that yours in its current state?

 

[rfeagleye]

And ditto what Jaxon said on the XKE-990 20 x 1 3/8 front tires, those seem to be no where to be found. I have a friend that has been looking for a mint one for yearsssssssssssssssss

 

[Chad T]

Wow that 10 speed Super Stock is super cool!

Crash that 22X1.75 will only be 6mm taller than a 20X1 3/8. Not much difference in height. 457mm vs 451.

 

[stick & slicks]

Yes, It's mine, anybody want to buy it??

 

[DPARTY82]

Yes. That's a sweet bike for sure.

 

[CRASH]

Something I just noticed, the Slingshot fork I have is from a 20" Gremlin. It looks like the spring area in the 24" is a little smaller. Here's mine:

And here's the 24" (for the 20" wheel)

Another update... I found a 22 x 1-3/8" rim and tire. So it would be a skinny look up front instead of the 1.75. It's alloy, but I'm sure I could shine it up to make it look like chrome.

Because of the length of the spring of my fork, I think using the 22" will look more proportional on the bike. I think if I use the 24", the front end will come up an additional 2", and will look weird.

 

[Jaxon]

Yes, It's mine, anybody want to buy it??

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[Green Dragon]

22" sounds good, and it's unusual enough to make the bike stand out more

 

[krate-mayhem]

That is a cool project.