24" muni vs. 26" muni?

[tzenev]

Ok so i am ready to buy a new muni as my current unicycle is breaking and i'm ready to up grade. I'm looking at the nimbus 24" and the nimbus 26" munis. i'm about 6'3" so i'm not a small guy. i will be doing xc riding, single track, and some down hill in the future. I havent been able to really find good info on which would suit me better. and also what crank size? i havent really decided but i might be willing to spend more and get a KH but still dont know what size. any opinions?

[AustinLee]

http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39029
http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=78724
http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=58329
http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/sho...d.php?p=213613

[Unicorn]

If you are 6'3" then definetely go with the 26" but add the extra money and get the KH26. I saved when I bought my first MUni and ended up getting the KH annyway after a while. Since you are going to be doing a lot of Cross contry the bigger wheel will be nice. I am only 5'8" and have done some nice riding on the KH26. At your size it is a foolproof machine for singles. If you are going to be doing much more cross country then go for the KH29.

Unicorn

[Harley]

With your size & stated uses the 26 would be your best bet of the two. Or as Unicorn has mentioned you might even be inclined to go with the 29.

I'm not sure just how much higher the entire wheel & tire combination is between the 29 in comparison to the 26 so you might want to get some height measurements. I believe that you might have more wider tire options to chose from with the 26 than a 29 so if that's important to you then that needs to be considered.

If I'm not mistaken some of the earlier KH 26" frames would not accept a 3" tire so make sure you get one of the newer ones if you go KH (Not sure what the nimbus will accept for width)

[Nurse Ben]

If your skills are good, as in you can ride muni now, on single track with obstacles, then maybe a 29er. But seriouisly, my first go round with a 29er was not great, literally dropped my level of riding a full notch until I went back to the 26". Tall wheels take more skill, esp if you wanna ride rough terrain. Stick with the 26", consider it as big boys 24", save the 29er for later...

[tzenev]

ok, thanks for all the advice. i'm going with a 26er for sure. how big of drops do you think a 26er will hold up to?