Originally Posted by
Andrew R Stewart
Agreed that riding style, suspension presence, crank arm length and other factors come into play. This is one design spec that duplicating what has worked before on a production bike (independent on wheel size) is a good starting dimension. Andy
Yes although many of us in the real world don't "send it" as much as the designers of production MTBs anticipate. So it's often OK to go a bit lighter gauge on the tubes and a bit lower BB.