Karl: My Road Standard is a 650B conversion with 170mm cranks. It works very well.But yes, you do need the new brakes to make it work. Currently off for a re-paint, this is what the build looks like:
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/lo7sXisaxhtXjtnJx5Q_xlVJqcbWkg1HkUhed9KeZQE?feat=directlink (The saddle and bars do not point up as extremely as the angle of the picture seems to show) On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 4:11 PM, Karl Fundenberger < [email protected]> wrote: > I wanted to run wider tires on my Rivendell Road Standard,....I had > considered a 650b conversion, but with the Road Standard's already low > bottom bracket, this probably wasn't going to work out. > Plus, that would mean the additional expense of new brake calipers. > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
