luke_jay Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 hi was just wandering hwy Monty make their rear wheels for their stock bikes 25" ,is there a specific reason? also could you run one on another type of bike? Cheers Luke :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 They do it for the money. If you buy a Monty frame, it means you either have to use a 25" rim (THEIR rim, so the money goes to them), or you buy an adaptor so it moves the brake mounts up to a 26" suitable area (THEIR adaptor, so more money for them). If you run a 25" wheel, you have to also use THEIR tyres, again, meaning more money for them. You can't run them on any other bikes, unless they've got the potential for 25" mounts. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Smith Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 unless you made brake adapters that work the other way to the monty ones or used a disc then it would fit in another frame , otherwise no, these are very soft rims regards ash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairy elephants Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 Could you run the monty adapters upside down? therefore allowing the 25" wheel to fit a 26" frame? I have never heard a good thing about a 25" monty rim, so i wouldnt bother trying it... Their new frames however do look rather nice :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 Also could you make an adapter to take it down an inch to 24" instead of 26"? Id love that :-" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMunn Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 Hmmm....I thought it was to do with better feeling tyre jobbie, with having a smaller rear wheel like mod bike's then you can run a taller tyre which mean's their comp rider's can run super low pressure's. But I could be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipsy Jock Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 craig lee scott had a 24" urban a while back, he reckoned it rode like a big mod, sounds kinda cool. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picki Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 monty rims are shite....total and utter.... the 25" sux...i ride a 26" mont....super shame that the new ones dont come 26"....unless its the urban...but that has shitty v mounts..... monty should bring out a 26" 231 again...... and why a 25"? apart from being only monty as mentioned.... 25" will have slightly better acceleration than a 26" (with tyre on of course) so yeah... better kikability! :- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukeee Posted April 22, 2005 Report Share Posted April 22, 2005 I've had my 231Ti for about 8 months and i've gotta say i was really nervous about the 25" wheel at first. The only downfall in my opion is that the Monty rims arn't great quality. Other than that i really have no problems with my Monty set up. I run a standard tube and haven't had a punture in a good 6 months. The tyre feels nice , And i'm sure i get a tiny bit more bounce out of it. You can run a 26" wheel in the new 231Ti frame aswell(theres enough clearance) with the brake adapters or a rear disc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spider Posted April 23, 2005 Report Share Posted April 23, 2005 as an x owner of monty with 25" rear rim, i think that it also gives you a feel of shorter stays. if you put this rim on any given frame , you will make it feel nicer on the rear. correct me if i wrong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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