# 26er or 27.5er for Muni?

**URL:** https://unicyclist.com/t/26er-or-27-5er-for-muni/270999
**Category:** Unicycles and Equipment
**Created:** [September 12, 2021, 8:47am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/26er-or-27-5er-for-muni/270999 "2021-09-12T08:47:29Z")
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#### Post date: [September 13, 2021, 5:36am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/26er-or-27-5er-for-muni/270999/22 "2021-09-13T05:36:35Z")

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There is a thread with a lot of opinions on this here:  
[https://unicyclist.com/t/the-future-of-26/](https://unicyclist.com/t/the-future-of-26/)

To sum up mine: the difference between 27.5" and 26" exists, but is not that big (it’s actually 1" different, opposed to what the name suggests). Both the gap from a 24" to a 26" and a 27.5" to a 29" are bigger, and feel a lot more significant for me. If you look at unicycles standing around you can also see this, I don’t think I’d ever have an issue telling a 24" and a 26" apart from a distance, but with 26"and 27.5", that is harder to do.  
I would recommend buying 27.5" new, because that is where the bike market has decided to go, so there are a lot more tire choices there. In my opinion, having the right tire for the job makes more of a difference than 25mm of wheel diameter.  
If you find a good deal on a used 26", I’d still consider it. It’s not like tires have completely disappeared for them, just less and less choice.

Final point: a 29" can do very well even on technical trails if you set it up for it.

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