on 9/28/09 11:22 AM, James Valiensi at valie...@mac.com wrote: > I'm thinking of putting 650B x 42 on my custom Rivendell road bike. > The frame was designed for 700C wheels and has a low bottom bracket > (BB drop is 83). I figure the 650B x 42 will have the same outside > diameter of 700C x 23. And the bike is OK with those wheels. Anyone > know what the actual OD of 650B x 42 is? I may be scraping pedals! > Cheers!
Realize it's not what you specifically asked, but at least it's a data point: 584 x 38 CdV's on Sphinx rims = 665 (~332 diameter x 2) Measured with no extra (i.e. rider weight) on bike. - Jim 650B/584 refs: http://phred.org/mailman/listinfo/650b http://www.freewebs.com/650b/index.htm -- Jim Edgar cyclofi...@earthlink.net Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes Your Photos are needed! - Send them here - http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines "I threw one leg over my battle-scarred all-terrain stump-jumper and rode several miles to work. I'd sprayed it with some cheap gold paint so it wouldn't look nice. Locked my bike to a radiator, because you never knew, and went in." -- Neal Stephenson, "Zodiac" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
