The "700C" Free Radical is just the 26" FR with the canti studs moved up. I gather that that with 26" you can fit a big tire, Fat Frank, Big Apple etc. With 700C is is more like 38cm and then without room to fit a fender very well if desired. A round indentation in that back tube would resolve that, as it is the tight spot for big 700C tires...
Doug On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 3:49 PM, cpatrickcummings <colinthehip...@gmail.com>wrote: > > You make the process sound so delicate. Would it be necessary? I > guess if you had a pretty fat tire on there, but I have 41mm Hetres on > a 650b wheel on a 26" kit and haven't had fit issues. Got the brake > hooked up and the angle leaves a little to be desired. The straddle > wire winds up with a lot of friction because the canti studs on the > xtra are so flat. But I can still stop. > > By the way I don't usually carry the bike stand around, although it's > not a noticeable inconvenience. I happened to have it there when > taking the photo. > > Long bikes do indeed rule. > > cheers, > > colin cummings > amarillo, tx > > > On Aug 15, 9:50 am, Doug Van Cleve <dvancl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Howdy folks. > > > > My Xtra (got a cheap used one) is going on an even cheaper, kinda beat > 700C > > "hybrid". It looks like the my 38ish mm tires have reasonable clearance > > without a fender. That said, I don't see why it wouldn't be fine to get > a > > baseball bat (or large piece of PVC pipe, something largish and > cylindrical) > > and put a largish round dent in that back cross piece. This is done to > > chain stays all the time, so I can't see any reason not to try it. The > > paint might not even be damaged much and that would make it so pretty > much > > any rear tire would fit, although maybe not the biggest 29ers... > > > > Doug > > > > > > > > On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 6:37 AM, Steve Wasmund <byk...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > (Snip!) > > > > > i converted my bianchi touring bike and realized i didn't have the > > > tire clearances i wanted in the back (700c xtracycle) so i threw in a > > > 26in disc wheel and an avid mechanical brake... viola. it worked > > > nicely. > > > > > go long and don't look back, > > > BykMor > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
