larger wheels on a road bike

[Mad Doug Biker]

Yes, I LIKE this one by Bologna!! (See previous thread posted above).

I would get it painted though:

A few details:

https://36ers.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/bologna-bikes/

And:

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=3...pPLedgZAJ&ved=0CCkQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=671&dpr=1

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

How the rest of you will feel riding next to one!! :

That isn't a bike, its a horse!!

 

[classic33]

How the rest of you will feel riding next to one!! :

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That isn't a bike, its a horse!!

You want one of these!

 

[classic33]

Put yer "horse" next to that!

 

[steveindenmark]

@MichaelW2 is correct upthread. However, for those that like something different for the sake of being different.
https://36ers.wordpress.com/

Note the curved seat tube to reduce the frame geometry problems of large wheels

There's a UK builder making them too
http://www.yourspokes.co.uk/36er-mountain-bikes/

Handmade by Dylan Thomas. They must be poetry in motion. :0)


I love them but can imagine the nightmare getting it on a plane.

 

[Smurfy]

How much do 36 inch bicycle tires cost?

As you'd expect for a tyre with a very limited market, they aren't cheap!
http://www.unicycle.uk.com/nimbus-nightrider-36-x-2-25-tyre.html

 

[Gravity Aided]

Ow! Puts paid to that idea. (and a unicycle tire at that.).

 

[Tojo]

Yes, I LIKE this one by Bologna!! (See previous thread posted above).

I would get it painted though:

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A few details:

https://36ers.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/bologna-bikes/

And:

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=3...pPLedgZAJ&ved=0CCkQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=671&dpr=1

Sorry but I think they look pig ugly, and a massive step backwards in bike development, but that's only my personal opinion......

 

[Smokin Joe]

Sorry but I think they look pig ugly, and a massive step backwards in bike development, but that's only my personal opinion......

Calling that "Thing" pig ugly is an unforgiveable insult to pigs.

 

[contadino]

Big wheels..? Surely the elephant in the room is the choice of jumper...

@MichaelW2 is correct upthread. However, for those that like something different for the sake of being different.
https://36ers.wordpress.com/

Note the curved seat tube to reduce the frame geometry problems of large wheels

There's a UK builder making them too
http://www.yourspokes.co.uk/36er-mountain-bikes/

 

[Dayvo]

Wasn't there a post about bikes with 36" wheels last year?

Think someone was talking about a yard of ale.

 

[Ian H]

29er is a new term for MTB wheels based on a 700C rim size. The traditional 'imperial' term for 700C is 28". Yes, they are slightly smaller than old-fashioned 27" rims, and there's a long, complicated, historical explanation for that.

 

[Bodhbh]

I like the look of them, but yes, although those handlebars are too small, that jumper is the worst bit by a country mile!!

I'm guessing they're shallow dirt drops, a la On One Midge Bars. They look a bit odd from the side, but are in fact quite bulky, just very heavily flared out to give width and stability.

Dirt drops lend themselves naturally to 29ers and other big wheeled off-road bikes where the front end might be too high for riser bars. Or that's what I've read anyhow...

 

[AndyRM]

I'm guessing they're shallow dirt drops, a la On One Midge Bars. They look a bit odd from the side, but are in fact quite bulky, just very heavily flared out to give width and stability.

Dirt drops lend themselves naturally to 29ers and other big wheeled off-road bikes where the front end might be too high for riser bars. Or that's what I've read anyhow...

Yup!

You can get a better idea of them from the 3/4 of this Koga.

 

[themosquitoking]

Yup!

You can get a better idea of them from the 3/4 of this Koga.

How the hell do you use the hoods on that thing?