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22 inches
ssteinbr:
I agree with everything CMC has to say ^^
I am running my CS at 14.5" and it looks like it could be as long as 14-7/8" maybe even 15".
Just got home from a ride and after much trial and error I have my holmes setup dialed. Slammed push stem with Hoder bars with the CS at 14.5"
ssteinbr:
Oh and yes you should get one. I switched back to a 21.25" tt steadfast for the last three rides and while I can still jump, hop and do everything... the sketchyness factor is definitely higher. On the 22 holmes I never feel out of control like I am going to dead sailor. The bike fits me like my 1983 supergoose did when I was 14. Body to bike size ratio feels exactly the same.
I was watching Mullvile blast the jump room at rays last weekend and check out his setup. He is fairly short... probably 5'7" and he runs really tall bars... he has a very upright stance. The Holmes lets me run really high bars and be more upright because it has a low bb and with the CS at 14.5" I never loop out. I can lean back and pull up hard off of jumps and since I am so upright I can tuck the bike up and get a lot higher than I can on a 20" or my Model C.
Get one dude!!!
ssteinbr:
Check out page 20 for a 22" review all the way back in 1983. I had this magazine, I must have read it a hundred times back then.
http://oldschoolmags.com/mags/BMXPlus_8301.pdf
Dick:
I bet the people who thought it was foolish back then are now the people supporting it.
barcodebilly:
I was talking to this guy who my dad knows. The dude said he was sponsored in the 80's and had a signature bike with 22" rims
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