+1 on Jim's recommendation for trying Jack Brown greens before attempting a 650b conversion. I have Hetres on my Bleriot and am currently riding Jack Brown greens on my Romulus. I prefer the JB greens!
Aaron On May 24, 8:48 am, CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net> wrote: > on 5/23/10 11:16 PM, Brian Hanson at stone...@gmail.com wrote: > > > As I was enjoying my "new" bike, I started thinking about all the 650b > > activity on the list, and I'm now wondering if I should try a Homer 700c to > > 650b conversion at some point in the future. Has anyone here tried doing > > this > > on a 700c Homer? Mine's a 59cm, and I guess the only reason it would be > > interesting is so I could test the Jan Heine sweetspot of 38-42mm 650b tires > > instead of going bigger and bigger on the 700c. Plus, I could run Hetres. > > Or > > Pari-Motos. Cool. > > I'd give a try to the Jack Brown Green version before trying a 650B/584 > conversion on the Hilsen. > > To my feel, they are noticably smoother and more supple than the Paselas > (though I've mostly run 32's in that tire). > > The table in the recent BQ evaluating tire size and bicycle handling does > show the large volume 584 wheelsize to be equivilent with a "medium" size > 622. > > - J > > -- > Jim Edgar > cyclofi...@earthlink.net > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries -http://www.cyclofiend.com > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > > The Gallery needs your photos! Send 'em in - Here's > how:http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines > > "I carried my bike inside the front door, a privilege earned by steady > patronage." > -- Neal Stephenson, "Zodiac" > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
