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Beginner MUni 26" or 24"

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  1. Hi folks,

    I've only been riding a short while (only just sussed idleing, planning
    on jumps & backwards next,) I've been playing on MTB trails on my 20"
    Nimbus & can see the advantage of a larger wheel.

    In all my web searching, I can't find any strong arguments to choose
    between 24 & 26 inchers.

    I guess 26" is better cross country & has a greater choice of tyres,
    so why is 24" so popular?

    Also, as a beginner is the Nimbus MUni a good choice?

    thanks,
    Laef

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  2. hi i dont know much about muni but i think that alot of people use
    24"instead of 26".just have a look around at the outher threads there
    muct be some stuff on muni.

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  3. I had the same choice a while ago (infact almost exacly the same
    choice).
    24"- Is good for tecnical offroad trials and can be used as a street/
    trials uni.
    26"- Is good if you only want to do just muni ridding

    I have a nimbus 24" muni and its great but you will need to upgrade the
    hub at some point if you want to do jumps 😉

    Edit: 'old poll'
    (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53434)

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    They are expensive because they use only the finest soft drink cans.

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  4. I started out riding Muni on a nimbus 24", and more recently upgraded to
    a KH24. I think for the vast majority of riding I do a 26" would
    actually be better, just because it isn't technical enough to need a
    smaller wheel, and having more speed would be cool. However having a
    26" would stop me from doing some of the technical riding I
    ocassionally enjoy because I'm not good enough to accurately control a
    bigger wheel. Just think about what exactly you intend to ride for the
    majority of the time.

    The nimbus is good to start out with, but by the time I went to the
    KH24 i'd broken and replaced the hub, cranks, pedals, seat, seatpost
    and seatpost clamp. However this was before the UDC wide crmo hub
    became standard issue on the nimbus munis, and the seatpost diametre
    went up from 22.2 to 25.4, and I used it for trials and I'm heavy.
    Either nimbus would be a good first Muni, if I had my time again I
    would get the nimbus again.

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  5. I started with a 24" and 150mm and then 26" 150mm. For me trail riding
    was better on the 24". Hill climbing, downhill, hopping and
    maneuverability was all easier with 24". I never tried a 26" with
    longer cranks though, like 170mm.

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  6. dangerlaef said:


    I guess 26" is better cross country & has a greater choice of tyres,
    so why is 24" so popular?

    24" is popular because the first really strong muni that was a sensible
    price, and the one that everyone has, was the Kris Holm one, and it
    only came in 24".

    Kris does like 14 foot drops and mental stuff. For him, having a
    slightly stronger smaller wheel really helps. For a lot of us mere
    mortal riders a 26" might be better for the reasons you say. But having
    said that there really isn't much difference in the speed you can get
    up on either size, I often ride 26 with people on 24s, and it's not
    like I'm super fast compared to them. The tyre thing is true, but 90%
    of the time on a muni, even for cross country you just want a really
    fat tyre, and there are several of those for the 24".

    Joe

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  7. get a 24 dx it will do you good and it willt ake 6' drops and will do
    street and muni i can jump 1' up on it ya get a 24''

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