Patrick- My '97 Riv Road should be essentially identical to yours. So, the Racer should have the correct reach.
I assume you have the Racer Medium. You should be able to distinguish which model you have by looking at the Paul Components web site. FYI, mine will fit no wider than a 650 x 38 tire; the fork legs and chainstays are too narrow for a fatter tire. I find the new Pari-Moto tires to be reliable, very fast, and a great price. I appreciate my Riv so much more with these wider tires; I don't like the ride of 700 x skinny at my weight (225#). The Tektro R559/Silver brakes also work well, but they intrude upon the fender space. The biggest concern with a 650b conversion of a Riv Road is the low bottom bracket. With 170 cranks, I can scrape a pedal if I crank while leaning in a turn (so I don't do that). The low BB means lower stand over, though, which is nice when I dismount. I hope the conversion works out and let's you appreciate your Riv even more. Best of luck! Cheers, Tim > On Apr 6, 2016, at 8:11 PM, Patrick Shea <helpr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I put the rear Pauls Racer that I have and it was not even close. They don't > reach by quite a bit. Maybe I have the mediums? > > IAC, the 650b conversion involves a 1995ish Riv Road model (700c.) I need > more cushion and am hoping the 40mm 650b tire will spare my right wrist some > agony. > > So, I like the idea of the Pauls but I don't want to buy them and find out > they don't work. The Tektros are my next plan, once I can find some to > measure. > > And a big thank you for the great information in this thread! > > Cheers, > Patrick > -- > 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 https://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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
