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Magic Pie 3 on 700c rear wheel convert to 26" front wheel?
« on: July 07, 2015, 09:33:41 PM »
I have a Magic Pie 3 rear wheel in the 700c size. Is there a way to mount it on a 26" rim for a front wheel?

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Re: Magic Pie III on 700c rear wheel convert to 26" front wheel?
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2015, 11:12:26 PM »
Hi andto the forum.

The 700c wheel could be converted to a 26" wheel by lacing the motor into a 26" rim with shorter spokes, but the 135mm wide rear axle assembly is much too wide to fit a standard 100mm wide front fork.

You can see the difference here with this 16" MPII:



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Re: Magic Pie III on 700c rear wheel convert to 26" front wheel?
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2015, 11:11:57 AM »
Could I make it a 20" rear wheel? The stock 20" wheel with motor is cast. It has no spokes but there is a 20" rim for sale. Would there be a problem lacing the spokes onto a 20" rim for the rear?