It looks like it works
As we reported the other day, a number of brands of companies are rumored to be planning to release mountain bikes with 32-inch wheels in 2026. One of the brands that has already made at least one prototype of a 32-inch-wheeled mountain bike is Faction Bike Studio, based in Quebec, Canada, who sent us this picture of someone riding it.
We don’t know much about the Faction Bike Studio, but they’ve gone to the trouble of building a full-suspension bike with the new Maxxis Aspen 32 x 2.4-inch tires, and their rider took it out into the woods and rode it on what looks to be challenging terrain. What’s more, the rider looks like he’s having no problem riding the bike. (Photo courtesy of Faction Bike Studio)
Here’s a post that Faction Bike Studio shared on their Instagram page showing their Big Ben, 32-inch bike in action:
Below you can see another post showing Asa Vermette after he won the Red Bull Hardline in Wales last July. Asa was riding his Frameworks bike, and it looks like Faction Bike Studio helped with the testing and development of his bike.
Here’s the story and photo we shared the other day about the Faction 32-inch-wheeled full-suspension bike: