You are so wrong,all the benefit's you listed of a 26 inch bike can be done on a 24 as there's not much of a difference between them.

 i was stricly comparing a 20"bmx to a 26 ". and yes their is a large difference in 26 to 24. 24 is pretty phased out anyway so it pretty much speaks for itself,

 Lol wut 24 is not phased out at all and there really isn't much of a difference other than a 24 is easier to ride for street and park.

 24 might be a tiny bit different for street and park. but doesn't come close to the preferred stability you get from 26s that are needed for slope style, or the rolling resistance for trails and shore. and yes 24 is phasing out.

all the large key producers are constantly making less and less 24 inch rims, very few frames are being produced by "high end" manufacturers with 24" specific. sure you get hundreds of these little companies that make their stuff over seas and have no background what so ever pumping out 1000's off 24 inch specific frame since no one else does. but really look around. make comparisons to a good 6 years ago when 24 was really being pushed..

focus on 24 inch is for youth sized bikes when you consider large big name companies. ultimately its the big names that will judge whats in and whats out... just like sram and shimano judjes if your going to be ridding 10speed or 9 speed in the next couple of years....

 btw i dont hate 24's im building one up as we speak for street and for its weight savings.

 Dartmoor,NS,Dobermann,Black Market,Dmr,identity and many more put out allot of 24 frames and parts so to say 24 is phasing out is wrong maybe in Canada it is but in Europe it's pretty big.

The companies don't judge what's in and what's out the riders do, if no one bought their stuff then they would be out of business.I think the only place 24 is maybe phasing out is downhill and free ride. And why were you comparing 26 to 20 when it's not even mentioned in the photo?

 i mentioned 24 reminds me of bmx... and yesh those are small ass companies.. when you compare them to trek, specialized and many more of the big guys. . and once again yes riders do allot of the decisions but a prime example of that being not a factor is the 10 speed shifting system that not many care for but will for sure be a standard in no time or how about the E 2 headtube, or how about the bb30, or syntace 142x12 etc. i could go on forever. small things that become standards that phase out what we were happy with. give it 10 years you wont ever see a 9x100mm front end on a bike ever again, you will never see a 10x132 qr rear end, you will never see a 1 and 1/8th, you will never see 7 or 8 speed.... its just what the manufacturers believe is innovation and if you give yourself that mind set you will realize, none of the big manufacturers care to make 24" specific bikes weather it be stock or framesets. if you think black market. dobermann, ns and dartmoor are big companies you need to go pic up an issue of bicycle retailer and have a quick read. those companies are tiny.

 Summit800 you obviously don't ride street so I'll cut you some slack, 24 is not being phased out tho. Your talking about disciplines of riding that don't involve 24", they are strictly for street and park not slope or trail. 26 is more stable and better suited for trails, slope and even dj's if your squirly. But for street and park technically 20 is the best, but who wants that? 24 is better than 26 in every way for street and park, proven end of story.

 Also take a look at the 2011 Specialized P. Series line they brought back the P. Street as the P.24 this year, big company's are a joke for street and park basically, Trek, Specialized, Kona, they all target the slope, DH, & freeriders.

 In Canada and the US more people ride 26" because the trails are bigger because there is more space etc but in Britain most of our trails are built by BMXers so are smaller and more compact lines etc so a 24" bike is better suited. It's down to personal preference but you are talking about disciplines of riding where 24" doesn't even have a place in like XC, Downhill instead of Street, Park, DJ.

 24" is gaining popularity in Canada from what iv seen as of late, other than that your spot on.

 Haters

 Big L in Put It on disagrees with that.

 Maybe in the mid 90's. Care to join is in the present??? .....Or are you too busy tying your shell toes and wearing your pants backwards?

Edit: Big L is also dead. Which I hate to say it, is probably for the best.

 Word to yo mom!

 Good choice!

 but 24 will stay forever idk why