Originally Posted by
Sempervee
Greetings, Have an Urban hybrid Cannondale with hydraulic brakes that I think might make a good kit ebike and fits me well. The only issue is that finding a kit for 700C wheels is very challenging. My question is can I change the wheel size to accommodate the kit sizing of 26 or 29 inch tires? What is involved other than the obvious new wheels and tires? Anyone ever do this? Thanks -
NO.
To be specific, a 29" wheel is a 700c wheel
A 26" wheel is going to cause all kinds of problems.
The theoretically, you can put a 650b (27.5) wheel on it, but I'm not sure why you would.
you could give us a link to your bike for specs.
Typically with hybrids, I can put pretty large tires on there (i.e. 29"). If there is clearance, there is no real downside to going bigger.
on the theoretical side, if your frame fits it, you can put a fatter 650b tire than the 700c and keep the same diameter - which is ideal (although going bigger doesn't have much of a downside, going smaller does).