I have the Nifty Swifty installed in the pics. They are very inexpensive, and I wanted something to try out 650b with, without having to invest $120 or more in tires. I got the Nifty Swifty tires for $26 each from ebikestop.com.
The Maxy Fasty is the same as the Nifty Swifty but without the Nifty Swifty's extra flat protection belt. How wide is your Road Standard's chain stay bridge? Would be interesting to compare. Mine is not very wide. Barely enough to accommodate the fender. On Nov 24, 2013 8:12 PM, "Jim Cloud" <[email protected]> wrote: > The early models of the Rivendell Road were designed for a 700x28c tire > size, I don't believe you would be able to fit a 650x42b size tire between > the chainstays of those particular bikes (I also own an original 1996 model > of the Road Standard). > > I don't, however, see a post by the OP that indicates what is the tire > size that he fitted to his bike. The tread pattern, however, looks like > one used by RIvendell. The only tire that Rivendell currently sells in the > 650b size that's a Rivendell design is the Maxy Fasty which is a 650Bx33.5 > size. > > Jim > > On Sunday, November 24, 2013 6:29:00 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: >> >> Isn't the sole point of this conversion exercise that you can use >> *fatter* tires, and significantly fatter tires? So, while you might lose >> some bb height, you won't lose nearly the whole 19 mm ....? >> >> A 622X23 mm tire is about 26 1/2" in diameter. A 559 X 1" tire is about >> 24" in diameter. A 559X35 mm tire is about 25" in diameter. A 559 X 50 tire >> is about 26" in diameter. I cite these only as being directly or indirectly >> relevant sizes known to me by experience. >> >> Thus, if you went from a 700C X 25 to a 650B X 42, which seems common, >> wouldn't you gain back some 10 to 15 mm? >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Nov 24, 2013 at 5:33 PM, dougP <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Jim: >>> >>> So you took a 700c wheeled bike & converted to 650b? Ignoring the tires >>> for the moment, doesn't that lower everything 19 mm? What effect does it >>> have on the handling? I've read about picking a wheel size & designing a >>> bike around that, so this seems a radical change. OTH, people have been >>> converting 80s era bikes to 650 with good result. How did you know this >>> was going to work? >>> >>> dougP >>> >>> On Thursday, November 21, 2013 12:33:39 PM UTC-8, Jim Bronson wrote: >>>> >>>> https://plus.google.com/photos/110759113894226395434/albums/ >>>> 5948811384486030177 >>>> >>>> Hopefully link works. Set to public. >>>> >>>> Cream SKS Long boards are on the way from Rivendell. But the rest of >>>> it is mostly complete. Yes, I realize the saddle looks terrible, but it >>>> still works ;) >>>> >>>> New Components >>>> Handspun 650b wheelset synergy/deore LX, front dynohub >>>> 11-30 HG50 cassette 9sp >>>> SRAM PC971 chain >>>> Sugino XD600 46-36-26 >>>> UN-55 bottom bracket 68x113 >>>> DuraAce BS77 9 speed bar ends >>>> Tektro R559 brakes >>>> VP Pedals >>>> Kneesavers >>>> Bar tape >>>> Cables >>>> >>>> Reused >>>> Frame >>>> Fork >>>> Handlebars >>>> Tektro brake levers >>>> Stem >>>> Saddle >>>> Seatpost >>>> Campy Chorus polished rear derailer >>>> Campy Racing -T polished front derailer >>>> Electronic goodies (not mounted in pics) >>>> Topeak Trunk bag (not mounted in pics) >>>> Bento bag >>>> >>> -- >>> 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 [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* >> Certified Resume Writer >> http://resumespecialties.com/index.html<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fresumespecialties.com%2Findex.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGvfO7XcNjds72nVr2MRK3TzofP3g> >> [email protected] >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fpatrickmooreresumespec%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGDq66YE8o4yymSTf2GCgueeFKsYQ> >> >> Albuquerque, NM >> > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
