MTB wheel sizes. How many are there.

[bagpuss]

I have a pair of wheels that came off our MTB Cannondale tandem . Frame is 25 years old and i am parting out .
The wheels are top quality Maxi car and Campagnolo hubs built onto Sunn Rhino rims.
Tyres are Nimbus 26 x 1.50 .
I would like to build them into Frame. Cantilever brake etc .
Which retro mtb would work out .
Rear is 130 spacing .

TA in advance.

 

[FluffyChicken]

130mm in a yr 2000 Tandem?

Seems odd to me.
Would expect 135mm

If 135mm, pick almost any bike from around 1990 to 1996 and quite a few from either side of that.

130mm and it generally 80s MTB, but not all
A few possibly in the turn of the 90s.


As for the title, was that a question too.

24", 26", 650b/27.5, 700c/29er
24" being generally obscure or infant child MTB bikes, and then also some even more obscure ones to. (20" for even younger child MTBs)

 

[bagpuss]

I was working from memory with regards the spacing of the rear hub . I will check tomorrow .
I was interested generally in how many mtb wheel sizes there have been over the years.
My first along time Back was a Saracen then an M tracs ?[ Raleigh ].
Last was a Cannondale 400 ? about 18 years ago which i up graded with hope disc brakes .
Used mainly for touring as it could go anywhere .

Looking to build up a rough stuff machine from what i have to hand.
Just need the big bit .

 

[Uncle Grumpy]

24", 26", 650b/27.5, 700c/29er
24" being generally obscure or infant child MTB bikes, and then also some even more obscure ones to. (20" for even younger child MTBs)

24" was trialled on the rear of some DH bikes, I think Specialized was one brand.

And because we have to take the benefits of 29er to the extreme, there are also 36" wheels now.

And because we have to find a middle ground (like how 27.5 was a middle ground between 26 and 29) we also have 32".

So... 24", 26", 27.5", 29", 32", 36".

Don't start me on axle standards...