Toshi that's good to know. We have only 2 650b bikes in the garage: my 8-year-old's Salsa Journeyman (shod with Pacenti Pari-Moto 38mm tires) and my wife's Santa Cruz 5010, which is a mountain bike with no need for skinny tires. The 8 year old won't take too many years to outgrow the Journeyman and will graduate to his brother's Roadini, and I'll be surprised if he puts in enough miles to wear out the Pari-Moto tires.
On Tue, Apr 23, 2024 at 9:25 AM Toshi Takeuchi <tto...@gmail.com> wrote: > Piaw, > > There is a Grand Bois Cypres in 650b size 32 mm. The same tire in 700c > runs great on my Roadeo. I run the extra light version (EL). > > I consider them the cheaper precursor to the Rene Herse tires and they > ride great. > > Scott Davis in the 650b group purchases and distributes them in the US: > francopedia (you know the symbol) > gmail (you know the end) > He might have those in stock. I also ride Hetre 650bx42 mm both EL and > regular casing, so I sometimes order direct from Grand Bois. The yen is > still weak, and shipping is reasonable, so you can consider that route if > you order multiple tires etc. > > Toshi > > > > > On Tue, Apr 23, 2024 at 8:52 AM Piaw Na <p...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 7:56:30 AM UTC-7 nca...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> @aero and @hoch: I am selling my customized Salsa Vaya 55cm (700c) to >> fund this purchase, and the Homer would be my only bicycle (I say that >> now). I don't have any specific tires in mind and I wouldn't have any other >> wheels to swap out. There seems to be several 42-44 tires that would fit my >> riding needs for 650b, and clearly a *lot* more for 700c. >> >> >> For me this is the big deal about 650b. There are basically no tires >> narrower than 38mm for the 650b, whereas if you want to run 28->32mm tires >> 700c has a huge offering. For my wife and son commuting in suburban >> pavement 28->32mm is the sweet spot and 650b isn't a good option by >> comparison. >> >> -- >> 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 view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fc0702dd-8737-4b4c-8e48-2a9323af8a9cn%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fc0702dd-8737-4b4c-8e48-2a9323af8a9cn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/jgtYnTmraWs/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAGB59xwagTu49%2Bq%2BOPzSomwVmY_D_9vrW8Z-WDtU%3DCxpX3KZdA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAGB59xwagTu49%2Bq%2BOPzSomwVmY_D_9vrW8Z-WDtU%3DCxpX3KZdA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAPh0EZ4CKHdXh%3DRqx6b2M2u5GREjG7xb4WTOk6XHAbX2CQ%2BJEw%40mail.gmail.com.
