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So I bought a 26" frame recently with paragon sliders.
The plan was to use 26" wheels but I couldn't resist trying some 29er wheels for size.
Much to my amazement a 2.25" Ardent fits with the dropouts only moved back a fraction.
Clearly BB height has increased. The frame originally had a 302mm BB height but with the 29er/Ardent wheels fitted its lept to about 340mm (approximately)
Am I wasting my time e.g. Will the ride be ruined or will it simply be different?
If the former I may try some 650b wheels as this would lessen the increase. If the latter I have a new monster cross bike 😉
Try it, it may be amusing! My 27.5 bike has +/-6mm of BB height adjustment (which also changes HA&SA by +/-0.5deg) and I notice a pretty obvious difference between the two extremes - the lower, the more stable it is, the higher the more it can be flicked around. That's only a 12mm change though - a 40mm change of BB height is huge.
Tight cornering may be sluggish. A higher centre of gravity may make you feel perched. But go try it and see, only you can tell.