A wheel is a wheel is a wheel. There are different characteristics to different sizes, but no "ideal". As near as I can tell looking at Grant's offerings, he sizes the wheel to the frame which is presumably sized to the rider. That makes far more sense to me than does 26" for all MTBs or other arbitrary sizing. All other factors being equal (tire , rim, etc.) a larger wheel will have more inertia starting out, making it harder to get going, and more inertia once rolling, helping it hold momentum longer. How big a difference is there? Likely not a huge amount, and I'd bet not enough to warrant a smaller wheel for a bigger rider or vice versa. But what do I know? I'm big, dumb, and slow, happily riding a 700c Quickbeam and 29er Hunqapillar. Grin.
With abandon, Patrick On Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 11:46:53 AM UTC-7, john wrote: > > I'm wondering about the difference in tire sizes for loaded touring. > > Wouldn't a 26" wheel work better for loaded touring, regardless of the > frame size? > > Why therefore doesn't Rivendell offer 26" wheels in their larger > touring-capable frames, like the Atlantis and Hunq? > > What am I missing here? > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
