dave33 Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 26 has a larger radius so its easyer but yes they are 360 degrees so the path would be the samelol cant belive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Cox Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 hmm when i go to rails i kinda slip over it how do you balance on rails??Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the judge Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 I think 26", bigger margin for error. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexymike Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 despite the fact 95% of people are saying 26 (me 2) the winner so far is 20 :@ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_rob2@hotmail.com Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 I voted both the same, because if you think about it, its the same amount of area touching the rail at the same time... but the only diffrence is, on a 26" you can it the rail on any part of the rim... f**k me its hard to explain lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biff... Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 (edited) There both the same, When you go for a gap and take of the edge of a wall a 26" wheel is only going to take of the same part as a 20" wheel but i could be wrong. Edited March 15, 2006 by hinchcblob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 yeah but there's more room for error on a 26" wheel.Anyone who says otherwise is a complete spastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the judge Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 I'd say 20". Because the tyres are super fat, so they wrap around the rail. Saying that, it could depend on the pressure, if you have say.. 60psi, you'd just bouce off the rail. If you ran like 15psi, the tyre would wrap around it.Is that not irrelevant though as we're talking about diameter not width. I doubt width would make much difference (also you can get 26" tyres in 2.5") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Nugent Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 (edited) Although I ride 20" and prefer 20"! I would still have to say 26" as there would be more surface area, therefore more room for mistakes!Sam Edited March 15, 2006 by Sam Nugent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Fox Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Surely its all in the mind..........it may seem harder gapping to a rail on a mod but thats just a mental thing,if you think about it you have exactly the same amount of tyre contact on the rail,infact you could say that the fact mods tend to have a larger rear tyre volume that it could be easier ......................at this point i would like to state that i have never gapped to a rail on a mod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIX Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Its not about surface area!!!!!!Like as has been said before imagina a skateboard wheel, then imagine your wheel. Which would you rather gap to a rail with??? Between 26 and 20 though I dont think you would notice much of a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Its not about surface area!!!!!!Emphasis post Surface area only alters how much grip you will have on the rail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Surely other things would help more, since a rim is circuaral only a tiny amount of rim hits the rail, you need to think about the tyre more and the brakes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<PACE> Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 (edited) Theres more space on a 26" to land on and if you miss judge it you have more space to do correction hops to stabilise yourself Edited March 15, 2006 by <PACE> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy P Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 (edited) Ok, for those that are still slightly too retarded to understand, here's an easy practical exercise you can try for yourself.All you need is - A marble (or any small ball / stone)A beach ball (or any large ball)A small static target (rail / post / sleeping dad's slaphead)Ok, now stand a few paces away for the target. Try and hit the target with each ball. Which sized ball is it easier with???Now make like an emo and hang your head in shame and sit in a dark room.Andy P Edited March 16, 2006 by Andy P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synergy Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 i hit 4/5 times with marble and 0/5 with beach ball. might be to do with wind. only joking but good way to explain it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josephine Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 26" by a country mile. Simply a larger area to land on. Also makes gapping from rails a lot easier, isn't anywhere near so 'twitchy'.Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 Jesus i wish my parents gave a shit about my hobby . .I would say it would be just down to tyre/ width of rim, a 26" wheel wont get any more surface area on the rail than the 20", just depends which is the widest.usually moddage so ill go for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 hitting the rail will be easier on a 26" because the smaller the circumference of the rim the greater the angle of the rim when it hits the rail and the greater chance of slippage.but surely staying on the rail has a lot to do with the depth/ volume of the tyre as it wraps around and grips to the rail on impact, a deeper wider tyre will have a greater wrap around and therefore more grip.makes sense in my head! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 but the only diffrence is, on a 26" you can it the rail on any part of the rimSo why did you vote both the same if there's a difference?Ok, for those that are still slightly too retarded to understand, here's an easy practical exercise you can try for yourself.All you need is - A marble (or any small ball / stone)A beach ball (or any large ball)A small static target (rail / post / sleeping dad's slaphead)Ok, now stand a few paces away for the target. Try and hit the target with each ball. Which sized ball is it easier with???Now make like an emo and hang your head in shame and sit in a dark room.Andy PNicely excicuted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Pearson Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 The firth borthers explain it pretty well at the end of TM1, with quite a few examples of how NOT to do it.Erm, I would of course say 26", but not just for the diameter. Generally 20" riders run lower pressures and on a rail their tyres will rim out a lot easier, creating a lot of bounce and becoming more unstable. 26" riders will often have slightly higher pressures and nonetheless have more volume of tube for the air to travel around when it is compressed by the impact of landing on the rail. Make sense? Nah it doesn't to me either...Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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