Tim, thanks for the feedback. Yeah, DC750 brakes would have had the reach, but I've never been happy with any of the seat collar mounted cable hangers I've used. And these Tektro brakes were so nice and shiny...
I'll definitely have to keep an eye out while cornering. I have a thought to make this into a fixed gear, but the pedal strike potential is one thing keeping me from doing that (and, I really like my stem shifter). Eric On Fri, Dec 26, 2014 at 10:38 AM, Tim Gavin <tim.ga...@littlevillagemag.com> wrote: > Eric- > > Your 650B conversion turned out great! The bars are cool, like a porteur > with a moustache. Maybe you'll iron out the kludges as time goes by, or > maybe they'll remain as this bike's personality. > > FYI, Dia-compe 750 centerpulls have just a little more reach (78 mm, vs 73 > mm of R559/Silvers) if you're in that situation again. > > I converted my Riv Road to 650B with similarly fantastic results. I rode > it with moustaches and barcons for a year, but I prefer it now with drops > and old Campy ergos. > > Be careful when leaning in turns until you figure out how much clearance > you have; your frame (citically, the BB shell) is about a centimeter lower > than it was designed for. > > Cheers, > Tim > > On Fri, Dec 26, 2014 at 8:07 AM, Eric Daume <ericda...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I had time over my Christmas break, so I was able to get my Trek 650B >> conversion mostly finished up: >> >> http://bikingtoplay.blogspot.com/2014/12/trek-620-650b-conversion.html >> >> It's an amazing transformation. The supple, fat tires really do make the >> bike. >> >> Riv content: I re-read RR #33 last night to think about when this kind of >> conversion was still a novelty (2004). >> >> Eric >> >> >> > -- > 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. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
