I did a 27" to 650B conversion on a pink Mixte myself! A Miyata "90".
BB musta been crazy high to begin with since it was still high after
the conversion.
Just measure the BB height. Less than 260mm might be a concern, but
I've ridden lower without issues.
Ryan
On Apr 23, 2010, at 11:45, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote:
+1 for questioning the wheel size choice. If this is a 27" to 650B
conversion, that's a really large jump (630-584=46mm diameter, about
an inch in radius). I'd be really worried about pedal dragging. Put
the crankset and BB in before you do anything with brakes and see if
she's going to be scraping pedals like crazy. I imagine that inch you
are dropping the bottom bracket will get made up somewhat with fatter
tires, but it would be a shame to 'fix' your brake problem with more
money and then find the bike is unrideable due to a too-low BB.
On Apr 23, 9:41 am, RoadieRyan <rya...@hotmail.com> wrote:
2+ on getting the Tektros. I got a pair of the 800s for an ancient
mountain bike rehab that had worn-out side-pulls, I am all for
vintage and reuse but sometimes its nice just to have new stuff that
works ;-).
Had a lot of fun building a Mixte for my Wife's 40th last year but
the
pay off was seeing her big smile when she went for the first ride.
If I can make one suggestion. Get a front Basket. I got a wicker
eleven81 with QR and a handle and after color its her second favorite
thing about the bike.
Enjoy
Ryan
On Apr 23, 8:51 am, Seth Vidal <skvi...@gmail.com> wrote:
On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 11:20 AM, rperks <perks....@gmail.com>
wrote:
I would second that, it looks like a weel problem more thna a
brake.
Those are pretty long reach already. Looks like a fun project
though
Maybe try sliding the wheel forward or back in the dropouts just a
bit
- there is A LOT of room to slide it around in those dropouts if
memory serves.
-sv
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