24" Rear triangle to 26" Rear triangle suspension
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24" Rear triangle to 26" Rear triangle suspension
Hey is it possible on my dual suspension bike if i can and is it safe to replace the old rear triangle to a 26" one so i can ride on bigger wheels?
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Mongoose Fission, kinda entry level, not too low end like a CCM or Next. its frame is high tensile steel, possibly cromoly, shimano tourney rear derailleur, sram 3.0 front derailleur, shimano TX-71 Crankset with the chainslip guard thing, v-brakes, threadless headset and suspension fork, dual suspension, kinda heavy but its alright, alloy pedals, riser bar, sram mrx 7 speed gripshifts, 24" alloy wheels
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I doubt you could find an aftermarket rear triangle and it wouldn't be worth the 500 to 1000$ to get one cnced.
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but how bout from say a donor bike, as long as it will fit, and its still in good shape. I do see a lot of pawn shop bikes that have bad everything except the frame
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You would have to find a rear triangle that was designed to exactly fit the pivot and shock attachment points of your current frame and clears the frame members correctly. This is an unlikely proposition. Also you might be possibly introducing loads at frame members in directions and forces for which they weren't designed. And even were you able to do this, you would be changing the geometry of the bike so your handling will drastically change. IMHO, it's not worth it.
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ok, at least some of the good parts are interchangable with newer bigger bikes like treks and stuff. in a couple of years once i grow to my max height, i probably but a new bike, with proper mounts for evertthing like disc brakes and stuff. thx