wheel size?

[knuckles]

I'm wondering if anyone has (well I'me sure some of you have) put 24" tires and wheels on a 26" beach cruiser?
Has anyone put a smaller tire on the back? Say 24"... and kept a 26" up front?
Seems to me it would contribute to an overall bobber look.
I'd love to see some pictures.

 

[deorman]

Start scanning bike builds and the gallery, there's quite a few. Usually w/3" tires, but a few have normal (2.125) rubber.

 

[stephen]

Check if you'll be ok with less pedal/ground clearance.

 

[knuckles]

Not sure my thinking is correct, but here's how I see it...
if you replace 26" wheels with 24's it would drop the bike 1". But if you changed just the back to a 24", it would drop the bike 1/2"...??

 

[knuckles]

Start scanning bike builds and the gallery, there's quite a few. Usually w/3" tires, but a few have normal (2.125) rubber.

it's tough to tell (for me anyway) from just a picture. I'd likely stick with a balloon/cruiser tire.

 

[stephen]

Not sure my thinking is correct, but here's how I see it...
if you replace 26" wheels with 24's it would drop the bike 1". But if you changed just the back to a 24", it would drop the bike 1/2"...??

Sounds right - if the tyres are the same thickness and the bb is midway along the bike length.

 

[socal_jack]

24X3 Thick Brick on the back of this Elgin, you do need to be careful on some bikes as the shape of the tire can have a big effect. Kenda flames for instance are more square in profile and don't fit as easily. This one has less than 1/4" clearance each side. The diameter of the 24X3 is ~25 1/2" the 26X2.125(quick brick) is just about 26" on the dot, maybe a little over, so almost no practical affect on ride height YMMV.

 

[O'sider Rider]

Will the thick bricks fit on a middlewieght schwinn frame? I have a set of 24" rims with GT mohawk hubs I would love to throw on my bike. I am afraid that they might not fit with the 3" tire without modification to the frame.

Thanks
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[socal_jack]

Probably will be tough on a middle weight unless you can get the wheel far enough back. There's a bunch of old threads on this subject like the one below(there's also some threads on spreading that area of the frame to accomodate);

http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4807&p=48043&hilit=24x3#p48043

Seems I remember one where the question was speicifc to what exact frames would fit a 24X3, but if you just do a search on "24X3" plenty of hits come up. There probably should be a sticky just on this for as much as it comes up. Also look in the "How To Manual" sticky ion this forum there's probbaly something there also.