Or perhaps 650A ? As an interim measure- Both the Sun CR-18 and the Col de la Vie are available in ISO590 from Harris. A set of the 55-73mm dual pivot brakes /might/ work with the brake bridge where it is.
You would lose about 1cm BB height, and 3mm trail, or so. On Dec 13, 11:24 am, doc <[email protected]> wrote: > 650B? > > On Dec 13, 12:56 pm, b hamon <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > When I ordered my 1999 Custom LongLow, I knew a few things at the time: > > > --I wanted to be able to run 32mm tires with fenders; > > --I wanted long-reach side-pull brakes because I was still a young mechanic > > and fund them easier to adjust out on the road than cantis; > > --The bike would be a rear-loader. > > > Fast-foward ten years and now I know some new things: > > > --I can adjust cantis just fine and find that they stop just as well as > > anything; > > --after several attempts at frontloading I don't like it enough to change > > my fork rake to accommodate it, so I remain a rear-load rider; > > --I want to run bigger tires. With fenders. > > > It's the classic dilemma of not knowing then what I know now, and wanting > > to change it. > > My 1999 LongLow could be much more bike, and getting a framebuilder to add > > canti braze-ons and perhaps raise the rear brake bridge a touch would -- > > SHOULD -- probably cost me less than buying another bike (sorry, Grant). To > > that end, how much should I expect to pay for these modifications? I have > > another bike to ride in the meantime so I can handle a couple months' wait > > but probably not much more than that. Also, while I live in > > framebuilder-glutted Portland, the builders I know personally are all > > heavily booked into the next decade. Suggestions for a second-tier builder > > whose wait-list is shorter would be welcome. > > > Beth > > Portland, OR > > >http://bikelovejones.livejournal.com > > >http://veloquent.blogspot.com- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
