My largest 650B conversion was my first and most ambitious one, although it isn't a large frame by your standards-- 63cm. The bike has seen several builds after conversion, and the one that just works most wonderfully is its current build as an around town porteur with flat VO Postino bars and a large front rack. It's been in this configuration for the last 2 1/2 years and it's probably only ever going to see minor tweaks here and there. It was a touring bike and tubing is 9/6/9 so it's on the stout side and doesn't have much flex (it didn't perform well configured in drop-bar rando-mode, partly because of the stiffness and also because the front end felt heavy). But riding around town with swept-back bars at saddle height and a slightly more upright riding position, it just glides very smoothly and feels well balanced. The 650B wheel size suits it very well. It's wearing old generation Hetres, one of which is now worn. Still a sublime smooth riding tire even though there are some better ones on the market now (e.g., Compass).
<https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5033/14234322503_ffccff58a2_h.jpg> Here it is in its former rando setup from about four years ago: <https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5481/9224257831_a44dfaba95_h.jpg> Anton velolumino.com On Sunday, November 6, 2016 at 9:39:59 AM UTC-5, Abcyclehank wrote: > > Just completed my fleet by purchasing a Joe/Joe 68cm Riv Custom frameset. > Considering a 650b build possibly due to severe overlap of ride options. > Plan to reconfigure the 68cm Atlantis and 64cm Bombadil also. Will > constitute my winter projects here during an uncertain Michigan winter. > Currently 60 degrees on Nov. 6th, loving the extended fall riding season. > Not even thinking about hanging up the classics and dragging out the XXL > Moonlander yet. > > What specific experiences have fellow listers had with conversions? > > Ryan Hankinson > West Michigan > > -- 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.
