russellseaton1@yahoo.com
12-31-1969, 08:00 PM
On Jul 7, 10:41 pm, Luigi de Guzman <luigi12...@cox.net> wrote:
> On Sat, 07 Jul 2007 13:56:01 -0500, Tim McNamara wrote:
> > In article <1183826523.613698.15...@e16g2000pri.googlegroups.c om>,
> > bfd <bfd...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >> You see that?! "MANY OF THESE TIRES ARE ALREADY IN THE HANDS OF SOME
> >> VERY INFLUENTIAL COMPANIES!!!!" Further, he states "THERE MAY BE AS
> >> MANY AS 8-9 COMPANIES SHOWING 27.5" MTBs AT INTERBIKE THIS YEAR!!!"
>
> > Whoa, there, big fella. Let's not count chickens while they are still
> > in the shell. "Many" tires and "some" companies still adds up to
> > vaporware. I'll believe it when I see Trek's 650B offering.
>
> Well, I'm a hype victim--incubating. My 650B rims are on order at the LBS.
>
> In the interest of science, I have decided to have a set of 650B wheels
> built up for an old Raleigh frame that's been hanging in the shed. It
> needed new wheels anyway, and the prospect of being able to ride the frame
> again (it was my first "nice" bike) but running a more sensible tire width
> is intriguing.
I believe your use of 650B wheels is what many people find quite
rational. Putting an older road bike back into service in a different
manner, wider tires than you could fit using 700C. And you already
have a narrower tire 700C bike to ride that the older Raleigh with
650B will complement. Everyone would praise this usage of 650B
wheels.
What many people find irrational about 650B wheels is this desire/push/
drive to build brand new bikes on this uncommon wheel size. If you
are gonig to buy a new bike, why even have the choice of 650B? You
can easily buy a brand new bike with 700C wheels that provides all of
the supposed advantages of 650B but is the standard tire size and is
available anywhere in the US or Europe. Many bike manufacturers offer
bikes from the factory that take wide 700C tires and/or fenders. No
reason to buy a 650B bike when you can buy a 700C bike that takes wide
tires and/or fenders. There is no logical reason to buy a new 650B
bike when you can get the same thing in a new 700C bike.
>
> If this experiment doesn't work out, well, no big deal. I've still got my
> very nice 700C bike that I like a lot.
Not really an experiment. A logical use of 650B wheels on an old 700C
bike that is no longer being used.
>
> When the 650B bike is finished, I'll take it for a few rides and write up
> about it--either on my own blog, r.b.m, here on r.b.t, or in all places at
> once.
>
> -Luigi
>
> --
> Luigi de Guzmanhttp://ouij.livejournal.com
> On Sat, 07 Jul 2007 13:56:01 -0500, Tim McNamara wrote:
> > In article <1183826523.613698.15...@e16g2000pri.googlegroups.c om>,
> > bfd <bfd...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >> You see that?! "MANY OF THESE TIRES ARE ALREADY IN THE HANDS OF SOME
> >> VERY INFLUENTIAL COMPANIES!!!!" Further, he states "THERE MAY BE AS
> >> MANY AS 8-9 COMPANIES SHOWING 27.5" MTBs AT INTERBIKE THIS YEAR!!!"
>
> > Whoa, there, big fella. Let's not count chickens while they are still
> > in the shell. "Many" tires and "some" companies still adds up to
> > vaporware. I'll believe it when I see Trek's 650B offering.
>
> Well, I'm a hype victim--incubating. My 650B rims are on order at the LBS.
>
> In the interest of science, I have decided to have a set of 650B wheels
> built up for an old Raleigh frame that's been hanging in the shed. It
> needed new wheels anyway, and the prospect of being able to ride the frame
> again (it was my first "nice" bike) but running a more sensible tire width
> is intriguing.
I believe your use of 650B wheels is what many people find quite
rational. Putting an older road bike back into service in a different
manner, wider tires than you could fit using 700C. And you already
have a narrower tire 700C bike to ride that the older Raleigh with
650B will complement. Everyone would praise this usage of 650B
wheels.
What many people find irrational about 650B wheels is this desire/push/
drive to build brand new bikes on this uncommon wheel size. If you
are gonig to buy a new bike, why even have the choice of 650B? You
can easily buy a brand new bike with 700C wheels that provides all of
the supposed advantages of 650B but is the standard tire size and is
available anywhere in the US or Europe. Many bike manufacturers offer
bikes from the factory that take wide 700C tires and/or fenders. No
reason to buy a 650B bike when you can buy a 700C bike that takes wide
tires and/or fenders. There is no logical reason to buy a new 650B
bike when you can get the same thing in a new 700C bike.
>
> If this experiment doesn't work out, well, no big deal. I've still got my
> very nice 700C bike that I like a lot.
Not really an experiment. A logical use of 650B wheels on an old 700C
bike that is no longer being used.
>
> When the 650B bike is finished, I'll take it for a few rides and write up
> about it--either on my own blog, r.b.m, here on r.b.t, or in all places at
> once.
>
> -Luigi
>
> --
> Luigi de Guzmanhttp://ouij.livejournal.com