not having any 650B experience tempers my input.... but the 700c -38mm Marathon Racers seem pretty supple to my uncalibrated rear. More so than the 35mm Paselas.
~Mike~ On May 24, 3:40 pm, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > Yeah, but ... > > As others point out, not every perfectly decent 700c bike converts to > a perfectly decent 650b. I got rid of a great bike to fit the space > the 650b will take. If I had more space I would have kept it. > > On May 24, 5:27 pm, Jeremy Till <jeremy.t...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > >If you really need a tire > > > that big, why not just go 650B and call it a day? > > > Simplest answer? Some of us have a perfectly decent 700c bike that'll > > fit 40mm+ tires (a lot of new touring frames and "monster cross" type > > bikes can) and are interested in a smooth but fat tire. Don't want to > > have to n+1 just to try a tire. > > > On May 24, 2:59 pm, Aaron Thomas <aaron.a.tho...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Regarding what Steve wrote below, based on my experience I entirely > > > agree, with the caveat that with the availability of JB greens, I'd > > > take the upper limit of that "sweet spot" to 33.33333. > > > > I'm honestly puzzled by the requests for a "700c Hetre". I don't > > > really see the point of it, especially as far as road riding is > > > concerned (but maybe even for trails too). If you really need a tire > > > that big, why not just go 650B and call it a day? > > > > On May 24, 1:23 pm, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > > > > > Indeed, there is no comparable 622 tire to either of those in those > > > > widths. But then, many feel the "sweet spot" in terms of width for 622 > > > > is in the 28-32mm range. > > > > -- > > > 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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.-Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > 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.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
