29"er Frame on a 26"er bike?

[gpcar]

Hi there,

I've got a 26"er and I'm needing a new frame can I change it to a 29"er frame? But keep all the components the same and then at a later stage get 29" wheels and fork?

 

Would it work? Or am I just wasting time?

 

Thanks

[Jokerman923]

Dude, it's pretty much the same question I asked yesterday but in reverse......having a 29r and changing the wheels to 27,5"

 

Nothing stops you but the general feeling is that the frame wont ride like it's intended to.........as the bb is lower to the ground, from what I read on my question.

 

But lets see what the guru's reply

[RexFuzzle]

It would work, but the gearing would be a bit off and your bb would be quite close to the ground... Geometry would be a bit messed up too, but it would be unique...

[Jokerman923]

I guess it all depends how long you are planning on riding like this hey

[gpcar]

Yea. I suppose hey.

[MrJacques]

Go look in the classifieds. Lot of people are upgrading to 29er, so there are 26ers and frames at good prices.

[Kranswurm]

Hi there,

I've got a 26"er and I'm needing a new frame can I change it to a 29"er frame? But keep all the components the same and then at a later stage get 29" wheels and fork?

 

Would it work? Or am I just wasting time?

 

Thanks

 

Wasting your time

You can def join a circus then

[gpcar]

I should just sell my 26" and buy 29"

[KiNgL]

How long would you be willing to ride your Frankenstein bike before you could afford the wheels and fork?.

I reckon if you are riding it for a short period of time you may be able to but long term ie more than say 2 months would be a bit hardcore ..