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22 inches
dude...:
i still prefer a 20 to a 22 and im also 27 and 6'6. 22 is fun for jumping, a super high front end has done wonders for my back and posture though, id look into trying to raise the bars. maybe its the short back end on the 20 but it just feels nippier and more responsive. guess it depends on personal preference though, short back ends on frames are great i reckon
youd need to go custom to get front brakes on a 22 though and itd start to get expensive
@ss4oLe:
Wheel size doesn't make a bike bigger.
Many of the 22 inch frames are short.
But get a 22.25 ATF and ride the shit out of it.
Pretty sure S&M make 22 inch forks with mounts.
And a big ol' LOL at you kids in your 20's. (and 30's)
Bunky:
I'm 30 and 5-11 tall.
My 20 is a Mutiny Animist with a 21.5 top tube
I have a 22 Holmes (pictured on previous page)
I also have a ModelC, WaveC, and WaveC Prototype that I love.
The Holmes (22 top tube) feels like it has the most room up front, and has the shortest back end of the bigger bikes. It's actually really close to the Animist in terms of rear end length. The lower bottom bracket makes it feel real stable. The Holmes also feels much closer to a 20 inch bike. Out of everything, the Prototype WaveC is probably getting ridden the most lately. I just really love the 24's for some reason.
S&M makes 22 pitchforks with 990 mounts, so fronties are still doable on a 22.
If you're going to do a bunch of front brake tricks, I'd go with a 22 over a 24. I feel like fronties on a 24 feels a little weird. Bobby (skateparkrider) let me ride his WaveC with fronts when I was in Austin for ACL last year, and trying to use the fronts felt a little weird to me.
I'll throw this out there too, if anyone is ever in the Raleigh NC area and wants to try out some different bikes, hit me up.
Eggit2:
--- Quote from: dude... on August 26, 2014, 08:53:36 AM ---youd need to go custom to get front brakes on a 22 though and itd start to get expensive
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I don't think there is a single part on my current BMX that isn't custom. I work in a machine shop and used to intern at solid, so putting mounts on a set of forks is trivial.
I'm really torn. My current BMX just feels so cramped and awful. I rode a model C and it felt really comfortable, but sluggish. I'm not ready to jump on the 22 bandwagon yet, but its tempting. If anyone in norcal has one I would love to take it for a spin.
dude...:
yeah i forgot about the time you put cantis on your directors then polished the welds off and they cracked
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