You're probably correct on that. Check out the picture of Gino's brake set-up with the 650b tires:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gzahnd/2893311923/in/set-72157607364174687/ You can see that there lots of room for upward adjustment for a 700C tire, but may not be much downward adjustment. Joe > Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:27:53 -0800 > Subject: [RBW] Re: Let There Be Quickbeam (Orders). > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > > Yes, but the Sogn comes with the studs already set for 650b, then the > pads are moved up the brake to accommodate a 700c wheel...I'm pretty > sure they wouldn't adjust down far enough for a 700c-->650b conversion > without moving the brake studs. > > Sturmey-Archer is giving a March release date for the S3X. I'm > excited! My question is....will it have "neutral'? > > On Jan 23, 7:01 am, Joe Bartoe <[email protected]> wrote: > > The Paul Moto BMX brakes allow for even more vertical adjustment and have > > allowed people to go between the two wheel sizes.One example is Gino > > Zahnd's Rawland Sogn that he uses both wheel sizes on. > > > > Joe > > > > > > > > > Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:32:50 -0500 > > > Subject: [RBW] Re: Let There Be Quickbeam (Orders). > > > From: [email protected] > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 9:30 AM, Frederick, Steve > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > It's a great looking bike, for sure. Folks interested in trying to > > > > 650b the QB should be aware that Ron paid to have the brake studs moved > > > > and a repaint...it sounds like Rich was able to work with the existing > > > > position, though--anyone know what brakes he used? > > > > > I noticed last night that the paul motolite v-brakes appear to allow > > > vertical adjustment of the brake pad. I don't know if they allow > > > enough to compensate for 700>650b conversion but it's something I'd be > > > curious about. > > > > > -sv > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Windows Live™: E-mail. Chat. Share. Get more ways to > > connect.http://windowslive.com/howitworks?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_allup_howitwor... > > _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™: E-mail. Chat. Share. Get more ways to connect. http://windowslive.com/howitworks?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_allup_howitworks_012009 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
