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The Bike Shop / Re: 22 inches

« on: February 24, 2015, 01:21:43 AM »

I ordered my frame with a 21.25" TT and 8.5" rise bars. Normally I'd ride a 20.75 frame.

Hopefully, STANDARD is factoring in tire clearance for S&M Mainline 22" and Faction F22" tires.  I remember someone in one of the bmxmuseum threads saying their early Standard custom 22" didn't have enough tire clearance for the F22 [EDIT: found link, pasted below].  The S&M Mainline 22" tire comes in two widths.

Comparison shot with my old Taj with ACS 20X2.00 flatland tires (I didn't ride those on the Taj, they just happened to be on the wheelset) ... and my Stout 22" with the Faction F22 tires. The F22"s are actually about 22.4" in diameter when inflated. There is very minimal brake arm clearance when the wheel is in the slammed position, but there is good tire clearance with the frame.

 

http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=4513402#p4513402
Jobsy's 22"wheel 22"top tube Standard STA


Trail Boss clearance with S&M Mainlines:

http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=4513972#p4513972
"Here's a shot of the 2.1 mainline just barely clearing with the axle centered in the dropouts.  I sent the tboss back to standard yesterday with a wheel and F22 so that they can put a wider rear end on.  All of their 22"s from here on out should have zero problems with clearance."

That was an old pic of my trailboss, the new rear end they welded on had plenty of clearance and Rick said they would be that wide from then on out.

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The Bike Shop / Re: 22 inches

« on: September 15, 2014, 10:32:05 AM »

I'm 6'4 220, and rode a 20" bike since I was 13.  The last 20" bike I rode was a custom 250L with a 22" top tube and 9.75" bars.  Even that bike felt too cramped and when I saw pictures and video of myself riding it I looked absolutely ridiculous.  I decided to give 22's a go and pre ordered the faction amero as soon as it was available.  I immediately felt that 22" wheels were superior to 20's but the 21.5"tt was waaay too short and I destroyed 2 pairs of their terrible forks, so I made the switch to a custom 23"tt holmes and it was the best decision I ever made.  Im currently on a 23"tt 22"wheeled custom trail boss and ill never touch a 20" bike again.  My trail boss is scaled up 2" in every aspect from what my 20" bike was and it feels perfect for my size.  I only ride dirt, so I cant speak for how it handles nib jibbin curbs and ledges but I can still hop the sucker on picnic tables, so the vertical does not suffer.  Best bike ive ever ridden

badass! i think i saw it on bmxmuseum, but do you have more pics?

theres a picture of the trail boss on page 37 in here, heres my atf   As for video, checkout Killshit4 on vimeo, all of my clips are either on my trail boss or holmes

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The Bike Shop / Re: 22 inches

« on: September 12, 2014, 10:30:39 AM »

I've been really thing about one of these lately. I've been riding my BMX less and less, riding bigger instead. I tried to go for a ride yesterday and the BMX just felt so cramped and tiny. I'm not ready to make the plunge though, I like to a lot of lip tricks and front brake stuff and I just feel like its going to be too much bike for that. I'm also 6'1" and 27 years old, the body doesn't bend like it used and 20" wheels just don't feel comfortable.

Anyone have any videos of someone riding one? I'd like to see how it looks in motion and what body position is like.

I did ride a 24" model C once, it felt pretty nice.

I'm 6'4 220, and rode a 20" bike since I was 13.  The last 20" bike I rode was a custom 250L with a 22" top tube and 9.75" bars.  Even that bike felt too cramped and when I saw pictures and video of myself riding it I looked absolutely ridiculous.  I decided to give 22's a go and pre ordered the faction amero as soon as it was available.  I immediately felt that 22" wheels were superior to 20's but the 21.5"tt was waaay too short and I destroyed 2 pairs of their terrible forks, so I made the switch to a custom 23"tt holmes and it was the best decision I ever made.  Im currently on a 23"tt 22"wheeled custom trail boss and ill never touch a 20" bike again.  My trail boss is scaled up 2" in every aspect from what my 20" bike was and it feels perfect for my size.  I only ride dirt, so I cant speak for how it handles nib jibbin curbs and ledges but I can still hop the sucker on picnic tables, so the vertical does not suffer.  Best bike ive ever ridden

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The Bike Shop / Re: 22 inches

« on: November 17, 2013, 03:50:31 PM »

Embarrassingly I have no idea. Just let rick do the usual sta adapted to 22" wheels! Feels fine to me..

Standard uses 12.5"bb's on their 22"s.

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The Bike Shop / Re: 22 inches

« on: November 10, 2013, 02:53:46 PM »

Just built up my 22 x 22 STA. 22 wheel, 22 toptube.  Bloody lovely..

Gratuitous s logo placements


Got one of those 34ride gyros at the cologne worlds, it's pretty nice..

Had to get a toys r us piranha tyre (!) I.e. a meghna from eBay for the rear, the f22 was just too fat to clear the brakes..  Although now I have it running I might try it again

Looks rad!  The rear end on my trail boss was too narrow for the f22, and the 2.1" mainline so I sent it back to have a wider rear end welded on.  Ill get pics up when I get it back from standard.

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The Bike Shop / Re: 22 inches

« on: October 29, 2013, 02:07:54 PM »

who's in the market for a holmes!?!

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The Bike Shop / Re: 22 inches

« on: October 15, 2013, 09:07:56 AM »

Looks like more people are running the meghana as a rear tire.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10201248621518720&set=o.250627645081704&type=1&theater

I threw an innova on my trail boss since it was skinnier and lighter than the meghna, and immediately remembered why I disliked those tires.  Even with a rear only, pumped to the absolute max, my bike felt WAY slower through the trails.  Switched back to the meghna, ill run that until mainlines are available.

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The Bike Shop / Re: 22 inches

« on: October 11, 2013, 04:27:44 PM »

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/bik/4112225695.html.   If anyone is looking to pick up a 22, my buddy is selling his BARELY ridden complete holmes.

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The Bike Shop / Re: 22 inches

« on: October 08, 2013, 09:35:30 AM »

Little side by side comparison of the f22, innova and meghna widths.  The f22 was too wide for my trail boss, so I bumped down to the meghna that shipped with my Amero.  I also ordered a set of innovas from empire just in case the meghnas has any of the sidewall blowout issues I'd heard about.  Meghna fits great and has been flawless on the arc rim so far.  On another note, Moliterno stated that all standard 22's from here on out will have clearance for a 2.5 rear tire.

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The Bike Shop / Re: 22 inches

« on: September 25, 2013, 11:25:44 AM »

The new ride, swapping out the cranks, stem & sprocket later this week, ill get some better pics then.  I just couldn't wait to get er dirty, rides soooo good!

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The Bike Shop / Re: 22 inches

« on: September 20, 2013, 11:39:10 AM »

there she is!

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The Bike Shop / Re: 22 inches

« on: September 17, 2013, 09:09:51 AM »

This is gonna look fucking awesome. Looking forward to the finished pics.

I can't wait to throw it together!  My headset and bb are sitting on a buddy's desk and he already took off for interbike so I probably won't be able to build it up until next week... At least it gives me another week to let this leg heal.

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The Bike Shop / Re: 22 inches

« on: September 17, 2013, 09:05:20 AM »

So does the Holmes kit come with the welded aftermarket Arc rims or some no-name pinned jams? I can't really figure out what the deal is.

There are a few sellers on ebay that have holmes & atf kits with the new chrome welded rims.  The old black rims were pinned, but all current revenge rims are welded.

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The Bike Shop / Re: 22 inches

« on: September 15, 2013, 09:59:12 AM »

Have they released welded badass 22" Arc rims yet?

They sure have, had mine laced up yesterday

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The Bike Shop / Re: 22 inches

« on: September 13, 2013, 09:23:46 PM »

  Got my frame n 22" chrome arcs today, should be shredding this sucker next week!