I guess I believe what he says. Sure the other guys were riding coaster brake Schwinns with 26" tires before that. So was I as a teen in the 70's in SoCal. Of course we just were out riding dirt roads...no Repack.
~mike On Tuesday, March 5, 2013 10:40:44 AM UTC-8, Daniel wrote: > > I have huge respect for Tom Ritchey, am intrigued by the Woodsies, but I > don't believe the first MTBs built by Rtichey were 650B. > > There's a good discussion on it here: > > http://forums.mtbr.com/650b-27-5/tom-ritcheys-1st-mtb-1977-650b-814782.html#post9753648 > > Remember: a lot of the Repack racers were building upon their experience > with and knowledge of 26" (559) Schwinns. > > Daniel > Yorba Linda, CA > > On Monday, March 4, 2013 9:25:05 PM UTC-8, Mike Schiller wrote: > >> Hugh, the very 1st MTB's that Ritchey made were orignally 650b. >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/slonie/8008516231/in/faves-37347002@N05/ >> So we've come full circle. >> Off topic... but 29ers are here to stay for taller riders. The big wheels >> roll much better off road. 26" MTBs will gradually fade away except for >> kids's bikes. >> >> ~mike >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
