> cushy tire regardless of the major diameter. Visually the > proportions of a 650B with a fattish tire is appealing, more so than > a 700 with a 42 mm tire which just looks odd to me. 29ers look odd, > too. Then again, so do my 26 x 1.25 tires on my All-Rounder under a > guy who's 6'4"! People ask if they are 24" wheels..
I was not as turned off by the visuals as you appear to be when I put Big Apples on one of my 700s. The problem I had is with me just under 6', BAs made the otherwise proper fitting bike too high for comfort. Every time I stopped at a light I had to jump off the saddle to get my foot on the street. Big tire 650bs fit and look better. On May 14, 12:35 pm, Tim McNamara <[email protected]> wrote: > On May 14, 2010, at 11:20 AM, JoelMatthews wrote: > > > Frankly, I would be surprised if 650b is even 10% of the bikes at even > > a tradition bound event such as the P-B-P. > > Dunno. In 2003 I saw 700 x 18 to 32, 16 x 1 3/8, 17 x 1 1/8, 26 x > 1.0 to 1.5, 650B, 650C, 27 x 1 1/4, etc. By far the most common was > 700 x something. Even back in the golden days of 650B, at least > judging from the photos, the fast PBP riders trying to do a time > generally rode 700s (except for tandems- they look like 650B tires). > But Jan Heine really likes 650B on single bikes and he's way more > interested in going fast in brevets than me. If he thought they were > slowing him down, he'd ride something else. > > The key advantage of 650B is allowing a wide tire (38-42 mm) without > the overall diameter of the wheel getting so big that it's hard to > build a frame around it for most riders. A fat cushy tire is a fat > cushy tire regardless of the major diameter. Visually the > proportions of a 650B with a fattish tire is appealing, more so than > a 700 with a 42 mm tire which just looks odd to me. 29ers look odd, > too. Then again, so do my 26 x 1.25 tires on my All-Rounder under a > guy who's 6'4"! People ask if they are 24" wheels... > > -- > 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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- 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.
