Can I stick 700c wheels on it to use as a road/commuter bike?
Doubt it. But maybe. Depends on the frame and fork.
Put 26” slicks on?
'it depends' a bit - certainly brake choice is tricky if it's non disk.
but a number of people have done that, yes. Aesthetics can be a bit odd depending on fork choice.
Yes no maybe depends.
Yes. A friend did this at my suggestion about 14 years ago with a Merlin (Steel frame from the UK shop, not the American Ti manufacturer). The only proviso is you have to use road tyres to get clearance.
Yeah I do exactly that and run 28mm tyres but could run significantly wider depends on frame (obviously the rear hub spacing is 135mm rather than 130mm for road wheels but you may be able to get adapters to convert or just use a 29er rear wheel).
Run mine with flat bars 1 x 9 and a carbon rigid fork.
Looking to stick 700c wheels with 28 tyres. Will be disc brakes and rigid forks up front.
I put 700c wheels and cross tyres in a Ti Inbred...
Probably, yes. I did this with a 26" Ti MTB frame (the one I subsequently loaned to someone on here and they never returned).
Thanks muffin, that looks great. That's all I need.
700c x 28mm = approx. 680mm diameter
26" x 2.1" = approx. 658mm diameter
Different frames will have different clearances. If there are no seatstay or chainstay bridges you have a better chance.
26 inch slicks surely? Won't mess up the geometry.
I swapped a rockshox rekon gold to a Hylix 700c carbon fork, with no issues whatsover. It will obviously then take a 700c wheel.
Bottom bracket will be a bit higher, otherwise all will be fine. It was only V brakes that stopped this in days gone past.
I’ve done it on a 2008 orange P7.
700x32 slicks fitted just fine.
Not sure why you would. If it were disk I'd go 650b with slightly chunkier than normal tyres 1.5 slicks or something.
That's a crying shame that Soda dressed up like that :-/
Did it with a P7 fitted with 28s .
Worked fine.
scotroutes
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Probably, yes. I did this with a 26″ Ti MTB frame (the one I subsequently loaned to someone on here and they never returned).
Really? If memory serves me correctly i'm very surprised by that?
Really? If memory serves me correctly i’m very surprised by that?
Yeah. Really. Some of the bits on that bike were donated by other STWers, so I have a certain guilt in not being able to get the bike back too. It's also made me a bit cynical about helping out other "needy causes" on forums as I'm not convinced it wasn't one elaborate scam from start to finish.
scotroutes
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Probably, yes. I did this with a 26″ Ti MTB frame (the one I subsequently loaned to someone on here and they never returned).
Should I have got a receipt when I gave you your Ragley back?
LOL - no, you're definitely off the hook.
The Onion frame? Remember that! You were pretty clear it was a loan at the time.
Yes
https://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/time-for-some-honesty-and-a-reach-out-for-advice/page/5/
I made various attempts to have it returned when the recipient had purchased a shiny, expensive new bike for himself. Various excuses made over a period of months until he simply stopped responding to me.
Anyway, I've now derailed this thread enough.
Sorry to hear that Scotroutes
(And yes, sorry Lodders)
That's really shit scotroutes.
That’s shit. Really shit. Sorry to hear that.
i have 3 ti 26" mtb frames. 2 take a 700 x 35 cyclocross tyre, the other can squeeze in a 700 x 40 wtb nano. one was a ti inbred and already had disc tabs,
one was an unbranded usa frame ( v nice ) i got vernon barker to weld on disc tabs. the final frame takes v brakes with a wee aluminium extender for the larger diameter rims.
all are used as gravel bikes. i haven't tried 650b rims, but suppose should be ok
its a great way of extending the life of lovely frames
As said above, why not 26 x 1.5 or 1.9 slicks? BB won't go any higher than it already will be and you'll have a bike that can still be used like a mountain bike on steps and shortcuts etc, rather than a higher bike with skinny road wheels.
Used to ride my old Marin 89 with 1.5" slicks on. A fast, fun bike. Toured on a similar bike and Conti 26 slicks once.
Came in to say that a scandal 26" frame will take 700c cx tyres "pretty" easily (wheel slightly back in the dropouts)
Then saw scotroutes' comment. Made me all cross, that
A 26" frame is gonna be ****in huge.
That sucks Scotroutes :(.
It's ****in theft is what it is.
That’s a crying shame that Soda dressed up like that :-/
Don’t shout at me - but I’m considering turning my Soda frame into something similar...