Originally Posted by
adlai
1. see very few 24 inchers
2. could fit more easily on airplane than 26
3. i've ridden a 20 inch before and I did not like it much at all. Hopefully, 24 would be better and close enough to a 26
Just speculating. I figure that some frames could likely handle it (just 2 inches) while others cannot. Big thing would be brake braze-ons, to which it looks like disc brakes are the only way to go. Or just putting brakes on the front and relying on a coaster brake.
You'll get worse tire selection with 24" wheels. And unless you're riding off road or on really crappy roads, there isn't much advantage to 24" compared to 20" wheels.
20" don't ride that differently. You didn't like the bike on which the wheels were mounted...