24" for both trials & muni?

It could save a lot of money.
I do everything on a 24".
But I think trial on a 24" takes more practice than on a 20" but it's
possible.

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Most trials riders use 20", and I guess there is a reason for that.
But a good trials rider could do most of the stuff on both, but a 20"
is smaller and lighter, which makes a lot of stuff easier.

If you are only buying one, I would say buy the 24", trials on a 24" is
better than MUNI on a 20" (too slow)

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When I want my best trials riding to come out, I ride trials on my 19".
However, I like to ride trials on my muni, and the only difference is
I'm not quite as good at pedalgrabs, and can't gap or jump quite as
high (or far). We're talking 2-4", so not a major difference.

All around, the 24" is much better. My only major qualm is that the
tire pressures I use for muni and trials are completely different. I
never bottom out my rim riding trials, because I ride a super stiff
tire. In contrast, when I ride trials on my muni ride, the tire
pressure is so low that I bottom out the rim on virtually all
sidehops.

I'm in San Francisco. There's a huge riding group in the South Bay
(Santa Cruz, San Jose). We have an e-mail list for muni rides. Someone
more computer literate than I will see this thread and post a link, I
hope.

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you can do all sorts of trials on a 24"

but if you are doing trials on a 20" you will be able to get it up
higher, more precise, etc.

i had a 20" trials and never really used it, I prefer the trials i can
do on my 24", as i like to travel a good distance between trials
areas.

i don't really use my 24" for muni, I use my 36"

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24 is my weapon of choice FOR EVERYTHING! I left my 20 about a year ago
and havent looked back. I have better flow with muni and street on the
24. Handrails are more stable. It took a little practice but now my
hops are just as high as they were on a 20. And now i could keep
preaching but you get the point. It's just a better fit.

At the same time, Almost all the guys i ride with ride 20s (or 19's,
right bev?) and rip! In fact 1 is really good at muniing on a 20.

Its really up to personal preference here. You figure out whats best
for you.

(oh and im 6'😉

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Probailer2 said:

It could save a lot of money.
I do everything on a 24".
But I think trial on a 24" takes more practice than on a 20" but it's
possible.

yea get a 24" for sure! I do everything on my Muni, and when i get on
a 20" if feels like ill break the thing if i do what im doing on my
Muni.

a Muni (KH 24 especially) is perfect for trials and of course Muni

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if you want to ride muni get a 24 or 26, for trials you get do a whole
lot on a 24. i used to ride plenty of stuff on a 24, the 19 is just
better for me. higher more technical stuff is easier on a 19, but if i
had to pick just one uni, i'd keep my 24 muni around. i think it's the
most versitile.

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can u use a 24 for street?

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