D_Man

For my next streety bike, I've been torn between building up a 24" BMX and the inspired arcade. The geometry numbers of streety BMX cruisers and the Arcade are a bit hard to compare since the same figures aren't posted for each, but here is what I am wondering: what is it exactly in a street-trials bike like the Arcade that makes it trialsy? Comparing it to a modern streety BMX 24 cruiser, for example, the HTA, chainstays, and BB rise are all pretty comparable. Same with wheelbase. I suspect that that if the Arcade used a lower axle-to-crown fork and BMX style bars to get the grips in the same position, the similarities would be even more striking. So is the difference in TT length, or just where exactly is the trialsy part of the street-trials magic happening compared to a 24 BMX? I'd love to take an Arcade for a test spin to see how it compares experientially, but that that's probably not going to happen here in San Diego, so I'm trying to get my head around the numbers and go from there.