Well, I've gone the opposite. To other, non 650B bikes to fit bigger tires. My own experience with 650B was less than optimal. For multiple reasons. At just about six feet, all present production bikes I'm aware of are too small.
So, for me, a 700C Hetre might be more interesting, at least for the Sam Hillborne. Although clearance may be an issue. Would say more, but am already straying too far from the list direction. Time to shut up. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On May 24, 5:23�pm, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > I'm honestly puzzled by the requests for a "700c Hetre". I don't > > really see the point of it, especially as far as road riding is > > concerned (but maybe even for trails too). If you really need a tire > > that big, why not just go 650B and call it a day? > > While not exactly apples to apples, fitting a 700c bike with Big > Apples (so perhaps Apples to Hetres ;) �is what what finally prompted > me to order a 650b. > > On the one hand, the plush ride with those tires was a huge eye > opener. On the other, it felt like I was riding one of those street > lamp lighter bikes. > > 650b seems a great size for average height (and slightly above, I am > just under 6') people who want wide tires. �Now if only Schwalbe would > come out with a 650b Big Apple. > > On May 24, 4:59�pm, Aaron Thomas <aaron.a.tho...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Regarding what Steve wrote below, based on my experience I entirely > > agree, with the caveat that with the availability of JB greens, I'd > > take the upper limit of that "sweet spot" to 33.33333. > > > I'm honestly puzzled by the requests for a "700c Hetre". I don't > > really see the point of it, especially as far as road riding is > > concerned (but maybe even for trails too). If you really need a tire > > that big, why not just go 650B and call it a day? > > > On May 24, 1:23�pm, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > > > > Indeed, there is no comparable 622 tire to either of those in those > > > widths. �But then, many feel the "sweet spot" in terms of width for 622 > > > is in the 28-32mm range. > > > -- > > 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > 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 rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- 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 rbw-owners-bu...@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.
