I don't know about the Riv Road, but I just showed that the Ram (while not fitting in the recommended drop range for a 650b conversion), with 42mm 650b Hetre tires has a bottom bracket height of 260 mm, which is within the range of the acceptable minimum as defined by Riv. (see www.cyclofiend.com/Images/rbw/.../original_N_3_DROP.pdf)
The bike rides great and fits longboard fenders. As the lucky owner of both a 54cm 650b A Homer Hilsen and a 54cm 650b Rambouillet conversion, I see no reason to wrangle with riding 32s vs 30 and getting fenders on the Ram (other than the change in wheels) when the conversion rides like a dream. I live in prime bike riding territory in the Oakland hills, and if anyone wants a test ride let me know. Best, Toshi Takeuchi in Oakland, CA On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 5:06 PM, Jim Cloud <[email protected]> wrote: > > With the bottom bracket drop of a Rivendell Road Standard it would not > be a good candidate for a conversion to 650B size. Bottom bracket > drop is 75mm, Rivendell recommends BB drop of 70mm or less for a 700c > to 650b conversion - http://www.rivbike.com/kb_results.asp?ID=64 > > Jim Cloud > Tucson, AZ > > On Nov 12, 5:42 pm, Bruce Herbitter <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ram was spec'd "fits up to 38c tires or 35c with fenders." This from the > > 2007 "webalog. You can probably use the waybackmachine to go look. I have > > 37s on my Ram right now and it is not maxed out. > > > > 38s also fit a Road or Road Standard, but only if you convert to 650B :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 12:41 PM, Jim Cloud <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I don't think the Rambouillet was designed to accommodate fenders with > > > tire as wide as 32mm. > > -- > 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.
