[haromtnbiker]

Hey, does anybody know if the company that makes/made the 26" wheel conversion for a bighit still make them?

I would like to convert my bighit to 26" with one, but I was wondering how much they cost?




I also heard that they mess up your head angle, making it steep, but I have an 05' 66rc that is 170mm. Its pretty raked out. uch:


Thanks

 

[steelewheels]

https://www.betd.co.uk/product_list.asp?CategoryID=111

this one has 12mm threw axels, kinda pricy. I have been trying to get a seatstay from specialized. The o6 bighits now have a 26" rear wheel. I just dont know if it will fit mine. Any one have any ideas about this?

 

[haromtnbiker]

£160.00

Is that pounds?

 

[richcreek]

£160.00

Is that pounds?

that is in euros, notice the "E" looking thing becide the value.

 

[coma13]

that is in euros, notice the "E" looking thing becide the value.

I don't know if you're joking or not, but that is a Great Britain Pound symbol... Not a Euro.

 

[blue]

that is in euros, notice the "E" looking thing becide the value.

Lollers...

 

[zedro]

I don't know if you're joking or not, but that is a Great Britain Pound symbol... Not a Euro.

yeah, this is a Euro: €

 

[haromtnbiker]

If that symbol is a Euro, then the U.S. price is $204.

If that symbol is a Pound, then the U.S. price is $300. :mumble:

 

[RaID]

being a uk producer it would be in pounds stirling since they dont have the euro in the uk

 

[Bicyclist]

I think it would make more sense to buy a new frame then try and convert your current one.

 

[DH biker]

It is the pound symbol, not Euro's folks.

 

[caputo1989]

I have foound that it is more cost effictive to buy a new bike. The Stay jacks up the HA too much htat you need a taller fork which raises the bb height, in return you need to find a shorter eye to eye shock with the same stroke. By this time you could sell the big hit and buy a new frame for what you would be spending on the mods.

 

[sayndesyn]

That is the Turkish Lira symbol folks. Roughly 1.33 or the price of a goat Doner Kebab in downtown Adana.

 

[Kntr]

There is nothing wrong running a 24" on a Big Hit. Spend your money on a 06 66.

 

[Bicyclist]

Except for the fact it doesn't roll over stuff.

And yes I've ridden one, I owned one for a while.

 

[steelewheels]

I run a boxxer and the fsr biglink, it has a super slack head angle. I love the bike so i wanna get another season outta it and see if i can go 26in the rear with the 06 seat stay... already have a hadley/521 sitting in the closet...

 

[preppie]

The BETD 26" seat stay is a decent product, well manufactured and not that heavy...but it's expensive in the US.

Keep in mind that with the 26" seat stay you will have a:
- Longer wheelbase
- Slightly higher BB
- More travel (8.9" instead of 8.1")

I liked it for rough and high speed tracks.
It was very stable and at it best when ridden hard and fast.
I've put a shorter (8.5") eye2eye shock on it to lower the BB but
my problem with my Bighit was that it was a Large and with the longer wheelbase,
it was just too long for me, especially noticeable when cornering.

Because I rode more tight-technical tracks with lots of switchbacks
I went back to the original seat stay and 24" wheel.
I preferred the nimble feel and maneuverability of the 24" and kept the shorter shock,
giving 7.1" travel and I was faster than ever before.


Bighit with the BETD 26" seat stay

 

[Kntr]

haromtnbiker

Do you race? Why do you think you need a 26"? Ive seen guys with a rear 24 do everything that guys on 26s can do. There is not that much difference. I can see 26s for racing but for everything else the 24 in the rear would be find.

 

[gr1]

I've put a shorter (8.5") eye2eye shock on it to lower the BB

Hi, I was just wondering what shock you used?

 

[steelewheels]

Yo Preppie! are you interested in selling your seatstay since you have switched back to 24?

 

[preppie]

Yo Preppie! are you interested in selling your seatstay since you have switched back to 24?

Sorry, I've recently sold my complete bighit including the 26" seatstay.
The guy I sold it to is 6.4ft tall and it fits him perfectly.

My original shock was a tuned Fox RC (8.75" with 2.75"stroke)
The shorter one was a 5th element (8.5" with 2.5" stroke)

 

[haromtnbiker]

haromtnbiker

Do you race? Why do you think you need a 26"? Ive seen guys with a rear 24 do everything that guys on 26s can do. There is not that much difference. I can see 26s for racing but for everything else the 24 in the rear would be find.

I do race some, but not real seriously.

I think I will spend some money sometime soon and buy a dirt jump hardtail instead of the 26" stays.

 

[sama1ter]

Except for the fact it doesn't roll over stuff.

And yes I've ridden one, I owned one for a while.

i had mine for about 8months, with extensive riding in whistler(including garbonzo), and wasnt that big of a deal for me, i just hated having to carry two tubes with me at all times

 

[sama1ter]

I do race some, but not real seriously.

I think I will spend some money sometime soon and buy a dirt jump hardtail instead of the 26" stays.

good decision...i think small bikes help a lot for just learning how to manuever a bike around