I'd say if you think you are pretty committed both to singlespeed riding and 650b wheels, then getting a 650b rear wheel with the White eccentric hub would be a good investment. Think about it beyond just the Hillborne--with an eccentric 650b wheel, no matter what 650b frame you happen to have available in the future, you have the option to run it singlespeed.
On Monday, January 7, 2013 3:02:02 PM UTC-8, Trevor saxton wrote: > > So I find myself with overlapping bikes and looking for a solution to > obtain a reasonably lightweight 650b single speed. > > I have a 52cm Hillborne and a 56cm Simplone that now directly overlap with > 2 other bikes....a vo PolyValent and a vintage Bianchi that has sentimental > value, while ive commuted on the rivs I find that I prefer the PolyValent > for commuting mostly due to its unassuming and the Bianchi is now set up as > a 700c single speed road bike which will satisfy my weekend long rides > duty, and I am craving a 650b single speed as I adore single speed riding > and the 650b wheel size, > > since I did not win the lottery it looks like I have 3 options...... > > Buy a white industries eno hub wheel for the Hillborne cost about 250 > locally > Take my Simplone to a local frame builder to reposition the cantis and a > reprint, cost about 400 > Or sell both and get a custom --- hilsen roadeo mix...cost 3500 less > proceeds of sale. > > Any advice? > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/zmeIO3US2ywJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
