5 Reasons to Keep Your 26" Wheels

Some big brands have been announced that they also produce the 650b bike or 27.5 inch wheels, even the huge brand from Taiwan, Giant has announced that they produced the special line-ups of their phenomenon bikes in each purpose in the 27.5 inch wheels version. Some of you maybe are the new rider and confuse which one is better between 26 inch and 27.5 inch wheels. Slowly that 27.5 inch is growing more popular is the fact, but for new riders this article will help you how to decide, um maybe this article is about "5 Reasons to Keep Your 26 inch wheels". If you have question like this, "I'm interesting with 650b and I think it's better to upgrade my old 26" with new wheels size. What about that?"

The answer of that question is a new question for you, "Are you sure?"

Sometimes looking different with other is great, but better you read this article into the end, because this article will show you why your 26" wheels are better to keep alive in your bike. This is not about coolness, looking, style, or something like that but it more important than all of those things. Why the factory build a size, that's not just because they like, or because they want to look stylish, but more than all, they think that the function and purpose is the greatest thing that they think when they build a bike. So, let's see why better keep your 26" wheels in your bike.

Your Frame Geometry

Frame geometry has been fitted by the factory to fill the purpose and function for every parts that installed in the bike, includes the wheels. Can you make it sure that your 26" wheels frame can accommodate the 650b, even you can mention kind of frame from many brands you know, though some frames like Santa Cruz Blur TRc and Ibis Mojo HD said that they can accommodate this, but maybe if you ask to the brands how about change the wheels size, I'm sure that they will answer, "that's not ideal."

Function

When you think that when you change the wheel size is just change the wheels, that's a big mistake. Before you install the bigger wheels, you have to consider that your fork is made for the function also, not only just style. Can you imagine if a 26" fork coupled with 27.5" wheels? Yes, that's simple.

Think About Tire Size

If you use big tire size in your 26" wheels, and you want to use the same size of tires with your new wheels size, the 27.5", maybe your bike can not run as well as usual. The possibility to make your bike can run with larger size of wheel in your 26" bike is you have to install the smaller size of tires. That's the only way, and you don't want to do it, I know.

The Bike Ability

When you replace your old 26" wheels and install the new larger wheels size, your bike will be lost its ability to accelerate or to have hard riding and extreme riding, like the Dirt Jump or Free Ride riding which is needed high ability of the bike and rider. Imagine if your Dirt Jump bike with 26" wheels transforms into 27.5" Dirt Jump bike without changing the frame size? Bad news.

Patience

What? What the hell? What is the meaning of patience? Ok, dude, this is simple, you just waiting for the brands to release their 27.5" version bike. Don't forget, Giant has been did it several times ago, and it is not impossible when another brands follow their step to produce the 27.5" wheels bike.

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