Can You Put 24 Inch Wheels On A 26 Inch Frame

24 tires will not fit onto these rims.

Can you put 24 inch wheels on a 26 inch frame.

I know that a large wheel clearance is considered ugly i m thinking of the pengy bike here but i ve often wondered if it would improve the handling on the smaller frame sizes. These smaller wheels require a different frame. Standard mountain bikes have always had 26 inch wheels. Not all 26 inch frames are compatible with a 27 5 wheel as it can easily rub on the stays or bottom bracket.

700c wheels seem to look oversized on some xs bikes i ve seen whereas 26 wheels would be much more in proportion. Unless the bike was specifically designed for a wheel size conversion like the 18 20 prodigy from hoffman in 2003 or so changing the wheel size is generally not a safe and practical option. Show activity on this post. As a previous answer told you it is not the wheel size but the frame size.

I m thinking the brakes pads would need to be move 1 2 inch and as the replacement rear 26 wheel is a 3 speed shimano hub their would be no dersillers to set up. No you can t put 24 on 26. I have a fairly nice raleigh with a bad 27 front wheel. This answer is not useful.

But has anyone tried putting 26 wheels on a larger frame before. You could maybe actually get 26 on if you went from a 2 wide knobbie to a 1 or 1 1 4 tire they are not only narrower but smaller all around but you would still have brake issues. I have a nice spare 26 wheel set. 650b palace has one of those lists on their blog.

There s a number of lists out there with all the frames suitable for a conversion to 27 5. To use 24 junior tires you actually need smaller wheels of a 507 mm diameter. Too far gone for truing. Your 26 tires sit on wheel rims whose diameter is probably 559 mm.