Originally Posted by
nickw
This makes sense to me. I'm lost though, isn't an old pugsley 26"? If 27.5 wheels are used, you increasing BB height no? What am I missing?
Also, 55mm is fairly high, even for MTB. The new Cannondale mtb's are 62mm FWIW.
Pugsley is 26" yes, but 26x4 not 26x2.4, so a lower BB than typical 26" bikes due to larger effective wheel diameter. If you look at something like a Surly 1x1 (nominally for 26x2.4) it has 40mm BB drop.