Robert! did you document the 650B conversion of the 450? I always considered doing that but was unsure on the max tire fit (hetres?) and how well it rode with 650B. I'm generally happy with min and 700x28, but it seems like a cheap way to test out 650B....
On Monday, August 24, 2015 at 12:12:39 PM UTC-4, James Warren wrote: > > > With 650B wheels, this bike is going to be AWESOME! With sidepull brakes, > it's an ideal conversion. It'll look better than the following photo, which > already looks good: > > http://www.sheldonbrown.com/bridgestone/1987/pages/bridgestone-1987-22.htm > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Bolesta > Sent: Aug 24, 2015 7:13 AM > To: RBW Owners Bunch > Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: Found a 1986–87 Bridgestone T700 at the Curb This > Morning, Am Puzzled > > Thanks for the comments, everyone! > > I decided that I'm going to build this up as my commuter/light tourer, > replacing my current too-small-for-me Bridgestone 450 of the same year, or > possibly the year after. I've been riding the 450 to 5 miles work every day > for almost 8 years, and I even toured with it a few times, in a kind of > janky, not-ideal but who cares kind of way. I love the bike, but luckily > this T700 I found for free is just my size so I'm replacing it. > > The only difference between the two frames is that the 450 has less tire > clearance and recessed brake nuts. A couple of years ago I did a 650b > conversion on it which allowed me to get fenders plus 32mm Nifty Swifty's. > I haven't tried Col de la Vie's but I have a feeling they'd just barely > fit. But when on the T700 I found, I'll be able to put Schwalbe Marathons > on these wheels, something I'm super excited about. > > Other than the wheelset I'll be migrating my Bosco bars, shimano levers, > Sun Race one-at-a-time shifters and my compact Tubus "Fly" rear rack. The > crank was missing when I found it, so I'm adding a new Sugino x D600, and > just replaced the bottom bracket last night. > > Jack B: I love your suggestion of getting a Sam Fork, but, I think I might > hold off and at some point buy a true tourer like a Hunq or an Atlantis. > > I'll post pictures at some point if you all are interested. > > > -- > 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-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com > <javascript:>. > 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.
