Alan- I really like my 650-converted Riv Road Standard <http://s1060.photobucket.com/user/Tim_Gavin/media/Rivendell/IMG_00411_zpscyqwe3pe.jpg.html>, which had short-reach brakes but an even lower bottom bracket (80 mm drop). It now fits 38 mm tires (fork legs and chain stays are tight) with 45 mm fenders, and rides great.
I have scraped the pedal slightly in corners, so I'm very careful not to pedal through corners any more. Seems a small tradeoff for wider tires, fenders, and a great ride. The BB is so low that I feel more like a part of the bike than perched on top of it. I'm careful to level out my pedals when riding over obstacles. As others have stated, you may have issues finding effective brakes with enough reach. Dia-Compe 750 centerpulls have tons of reach, and can be effective with good pads, good housing, and a low straddle cable. Tim Gavin, Cedar Rapids, IA On Sun, Jul 5, 2015 at 7:21 PM, Joe Bernard <joerem...@gmail.com> wrote: > It's feasible, but 650b conversions are usually done on bikes with > short-reach brakes and higher-than-Riv bottom brackets. The Ram starts with > medium-reach and a low BB, so getting long-range brakes to work is dicey, > plus you're looking at possible pedal strike issues in corners. > > -- > 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.
