Tim and Jim, Thank you both for that great information on brakes, tires, fenders and wheels! That is exactly the feedback I was hoping for. I haven't started buying parts or building it up; it is a blank canvas at this point. Do either of you have a photo of your bike from the side showing how the 650b wheels look on the bike? Time for me to do a bit more reading on 650b wheelsets and tires. Thanks again, Erl
On Tuesday, October 28, 2014 9:41:03 AM UTC-4, Tim Gavin wrote: > > Erl- > > I used Tektro R559 brakes, but recently received a set of Paul Racers in a > trade and now use them. They're both good brakes. The Pauls feel > stronger; maybe they're less flexy. > > My Riv had a 170 Campy Racing Triple crank, and that's what I still use. > I tried and liked a 170 Stronglight 105, which was gorgeous but really > tricky to shift well. The Stronglight only worked with friction and a > vintage double derailleur; any triple I tried had a sculpted outer cage > that would hit the very low-Q crank. I switched to Ergo shifters, so I put > the Campy triple back on and got it some new rings. > > 650 x 38 b is the max you can fit between the forks and chainstays, > horizontally. It has decent fender room above the 38 tire. SKS P45's > mount easily, and fit well with pretty good clearance. I picked up a stick > and it folded up my rear P45, so now I'm running the Velo Orange "hammered" > 650 x 45 mm fenders. They are harder to mount and don't have as much > clearance, but they sure are purty. If you get the SKS fenders, put a > safety release clip on the back too! I'm installing PDW FMF safety tabs on > my VO fenders this weekend for the safety release. > > However, the BB gets real low after conversion. The switch from 622 x 28 > to 584 x 38 results in another 9 mm of frame drop. That's why the wise > elves in Walnut Creek don't recommend the Road Standard as a good candidate > for 650b conversion. But, as some of us have demonstrated, it works fine > but you must be careful not to pedal when leaned over. I've done > singletrack on my 650b Road, but on a trail with very few log-overs or > other "straddle" obstacles. > > If you already are building it up 700c, then I'd recommend trying the > Cerfs. They ride really great for such a skinny tire. Then keep an eye > out for some used 650b wheels and R559 brakes on the list. Without > fenders, one could change between 650b and 700c with a wheel and brake > caliper swap (assuming compatible gearing on both wheels). Brake cable > quick releases would make it a quick process. > > > On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 8:01 AM, WETH <erlho...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> Bruce, >> Thanks for the help identifying the frame. >> On your road, what brakes are you using and what tire 650b tire size do >> you like? >> Thanks again, >> Erl >> >> >> On Tuesday, October 28, 2014 6:54:15 AM UTC-4, Fullylugged wrote: >>> >>> Erl >>> >>> With a 96 production date, yours is a road standard. About this >>> time,iirc, they were switching to Italian dropouts. Technociclo or >>> something like that. My road is running 650b and feels great. A rider from >>> out of town came in on Sunday to test ride my road and my Saluki for >>> comparison. The verdict is that both were nice, but the road has a livelier >>> feel and is more desirable. >>> >>> Enjoy the build process and then enjoy the ride! >>> >>> Bruce >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
