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ss-stp1'06
27-09-2006, 05:30 PM
which is better? Mod (20') or stock (26')? (post your trials bikes while your at it)
sawtell
27-09-2006, 05:55 PM
Completly personal preference..

i like 26 inch, as it feels 'more' like mountain bike.. and 20 inchs just look funny!!
Lilley
27-09-2006, 05:59 PM
24" is the way to go...
julianwisbey
27-09-2006, 07:10 PM
what are 24 trials like ? is it like the best of both worlds or does them both shit ??
Trialsguy
27-09-2006, 07:50 PM
26" for shnizzle! every inch counts

(but i love 24" on my street bike!)
fatnold
27-09-2006, 09:06 PM
what are the pros and cons of each?
Lilley
28-09-2006, 06:07 AM
what are 24 trials like ? is it like the best of both worlds or does them both shit ??

Most 24" trials bikes are set up for street or non competition style riding. The smaller wheels help with flicking the bike around and keeping the chainstays short so they are good on the back wheel. Being bigger then a mod though they are still kind of rideable and most have seats which a lot of 20" and 26" bikes don't have.
jda
28-09-2006, 07:36 AM
26" for me, mods look funny.
Harder Nox
28-09-2006, 08:34 AM
I've got a lil 20" one... but i much prefer riding 26".. just feels more natural to me.

and yeh.. *most* 20" trials bikes look funny
disappearin
28-09-2006, 09:42 AM
i ride a brisa B20 mod. i think it depends on where/what you ride to which bike is best suited
Reptileman
28-09-2006, 11:13 AM
20 inch for me.

I like the fact they are small and light, meaning they are alot more manouvreable than the 26's.
Thom_H
28-09-2006, 12:50 PM
26 inch for me but I would like to try 24" for sure.

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/2549/bikegq0ao1.th.jpg (http://img147.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bikegq0ao1.jpg)
Brazil
28-09-2006, 03:06 PM
Only had it a couple of weeks and like it better than the 20" i had...
Besides i think it looks pretty trick.
Randy Rhoads
28-09-2006, 04:04 PM
Correct me if I'm wrong but wouldn't having 26" give you a bigger area to land on and stall making it easier.
pav
28-09-2006, 06:49 PM
26' is so much better, rather than being on this little microscopic thing that just makes you fall off!
moyseybike
29-09-2006, 12:22 PM
26" is the way. big wheels roll over stuff better.
Rush
29-09-2006, 12:53 PM
Correct me if I'm wrong but wouldn't having 26" give you a bigger area to land on and stall making it easier.

Not wrong necessarily, but the standard of brakes and use of body weight make the easier stalling thing pretty much a non-issue.

Ill post my bike when I get back to my computer. :)
Lilley
29-09-2006, 07:33 PM
The best thing about my 20" is that it fits in a body board bag... I can't do that with my 24 or 26.
Povi
30-09-2006, 04:36 PM
im gettin a 26, but ive only ridden a 20.............hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
i really liked the 20 but i think that the 26 will be better because its more like the bike i have know
disappearin
03-10-2006, 08:46 AM
heres my trials bike. i thought the same about 26in being the same as my mtb but once i rode both i like the 20in. as reptileman said "small and light, meaning they are alot more manouvreable"
gillyboy
03-10-2006, 12:07 PM
20 inch for me, but their are advantages and disadvantges to both. just try and see what you like, i find i can bunny hop higher and gap further on the mod, stock are usually longer and they are much easier to roll stuff, most people ride 26inch because thats what they ride usually. i find 26inch cumbersome but thats just me.:)

mods are also cheaper to buy and cheaper to maintain. which is pretty important if your not very smooth, or inclined to try big moves and break things.