Hello Peter, Have you checked on the 650b group? https://groups.google.com/g/650b
Steve, Super nice build. Plus 1 on using the VO/Roadrunner rando bag, I mount mine to the rack like you did. Just the right size for me, not too big, not too small. John On Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 11:19:16 PM UTC-4 steve...@gmail.com wrote: > I can't speak specifically to 700c to 650b conversion on a Riv, but I have > done the switch with a Sampson Silverton racing bike that I've been riding > since the late 1990s. . > > Fork clearance with 700c wheels limited the rubber to 28mm. With 650b > Velocity Dyad rims (21 ID, as I recall) I am running RH 38mm Loup Loups > with 50mm fenders. Brakes were traded out for Tektro 559s. It works! As a > reference, the bike has 43cm chain stays and estimated 73 degree ST and HT > angles. I've not measured fork offset (I should do that sometime!) but can > share that it was built by a local bike shop mechanic who was just getting > into frame building to give me a bit more trail than the original one. > > How about the ride? The diameter of the 650b x 38 tires are just 18mm > less than the 700 x 28s, Though that reduces the trail a bit my immediate > impression was that it's all about the fatter tires, and after logging a > few hundred miles on the bike that's still my impression. I've been running > the RHs around 40-42 psi, so they're really cush, which I think totally > outweighs any reduced trail effect. Recently I added a front rack which > settled the front end down even more. The ride is smooooth (or, dare I say, > "supple"). I do ride it a bit slower than I did with the 700c wheel set but > do have to say it increased the fun factor for a bike that after 20 some > years I almost parted ways with. > > [image: Sampson.jpg] > On Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 5:47:26 PM UTC-4 Doug Van Cleve wrote: > >> FWIW, >> >> Mine is a Joe Starck ‘99 (maybe the earlier Waterfords are different), >> but it fits a true 32mm with Campy dual pivots… >> >> Doug >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 14, 2023 at 10:58 AM 'Peter Bridge' via RBW Owners Bunch < >> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com> wrote: >> >>> Has anybody on the list 650'ed one of the old Rivendell Road frames, the >>> ones that take short brakes and that max out at 28c tires? What was the >>> outcome? >>> >>> ~pb >>> >> -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5239b956-37fa-4e33-98c6-ef61c581b156n%40googlegroups.com.
