Q45 with 24" wheels?
- Thread starter AndSheWas
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A 24" Q is a sweet machine. I don't have any pictures, but can say that you might lose a bit of that "rolling speed" of the larger wheel, but the bike is more nimble and handles low speed really really well - better than the larger wheels even so for urban city riding it is a bonus. One of my personal favorite bikes is my older Quest that has a 1x system with 406 20" wheels and 2" Big Apple tires. Super fun it is my "cruising the neighborhood" bike.
Mathew Fy
GRU
They posted a blog you may want to check out
cruzbike.com
Also talked about easier packing
cruzbike.com
Fat tires make your Cruzbike Q45 recumbent bicycle a mud sand and gravel beast
Learn more about our 24-inch wheelset, and why you might want to own one if you have a Q45 or S40 with thru-axles.
cruzbike.com
Also talked about easier packing
How to Pack our Q45 Recumbent Touring Bike for Airline Travel
Packing a Cruzbike Q45 in a Tern AirPorter Slim Historically, we’ve used the Tern AirPorter case to pack our Q45s for airline travel. Jim and I had an adventure in the Netherlands doing a Bike and Barge. We rode our bikes from place to place along on the upper Rhine during the day and the...
cruzbike.com
Amazing, thanks for your help!They posted a blog you may want to check out
Fat tires make your Cruzbike Q45 recumbent bicycle a mud sand and gravel beast
Learn more about our 24-inch wheelset, and why you might want to own one if you have a Q45 or S40 with thru-axles.
Also talked about easier packing
How to Pack our Q45 Recumbent Touring Bike for Airline Travel
Packing a Cruzbike Q45 in a Tern AirPorter Slim Historically, we’ve used the Tern AirPorter case to pack our Q45s for airline travel. Jim and I had an adventure in the Netherlands doing a Bike and Barge. We rode our bikes from place to place along on the upper Rhine during the day and the...
Mascottrepair
New Member
Hey, welcome to the crew bud! I’ve seen a few Q45s with 24s—lower seat height’s great for control, but yeah, you might give up a little speed. Totally rideable though!
a bit off-topic...; would a "dismantled" QX100 with 20 inch wheels (50-406 or 20 x 2.0) fit in a Tern airporter slim?
Possibly - it would take some decent amount of disassembly I think.
Thanks Robert! Might be the best to create a cardboard packing case of these dimensions and simulate the process....
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I put 24 inch wheels on my Q45 to lower everything down. I really like it. I am running Tannus airless tires and have nearly no maintenance and no flats. It is a bit slower but more nimble. Q45s are not speed machines given their weight anyway.
