Although a frame can handle a larger tire, the larger tire will raise the bottom bracket height, and that may or may not affect the handling. If you want the same bottom bracket height with wider tire, then you'll have to do a conversion.
For example, the Rambouillet might have been designed for 700x28, and the 650bx42 gives the same BB height within a couple of mm. I recently rode the Ram with 700x35mm tires, and the bike felt a bit less stable than the Ram with 700x32mm, maybe because the wider tires put me higher off the ground... Best, Toshi On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 5:40 AM, Daniel <[email protected]> wrote: > On paper, the Sins brake post extender should work: > > http://www.sinz-racing.com/product/SBPE-01.html > > They're even MUSA, but as long as I've pondered them, I never pulled the > trigger. > > Daniel > > On Nov 4, 2012 1:09 AM, "IanA" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I'm wondering now if there is a way to convert a canti frame/fork > designed for 700c? Without moving canti studs or creating a method of > mounting the canti's lower with some sort of Frankenstein's bolt on > arrangement I guess it's not feasible? Probably not necessary as most 700c > canti frames offer enough clearance for reasonably wide tires, but this > thread got me wondering. > > -- 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.
