Originally Posted by
john m flores
Thought I'd start a discussion about 24" folding bikes. The market seems to be dominated by 20" and 16", but 24" could be a good compromise between size and performance that's most similar to 700c.
Anyone have experience with a 24" folder?
I have a Change Bike 650b which I have been quite satisfied with.
Long term review here.
Change Bike 650B
My conclusion having tried many folding bikes is that its a compromise of pack size vs 'full sized bike performance'.
A larger wheel size has better rollover and less rotational losses, wider tires also mean better damping on rough surfaces.
All these come at the cost of pack size.
In the end, each user has to decide on his/her use case which will determine what is the better wheel sized bike.
AFAIK, there are not many 24" options.
Airnimal and Helix being the notable ones.
The Change Bike has an older version in 26" wheels.
Originally Posted by
Jipe
With a road bike like this Airnimal Joey, the key element for performances is the tires.
But there are no high performances road tires in ETRTO507.
I am pretty sure that a folding road bike like a Tyrell FSX with 20"/ETRTO406 wheels and top road tires like the Schwalbe Pro One 28x406 will perform better even if it has 18% smaller wheels because it can have much better tires than the Joey with its ETRTO507 wheels.
You are too modest, I think the Airnimal with the better rollover will be faster than a 20".
