Another advantage to 584s... Grand Bois Hetres... Can I GIT an AMEN, brothers... Those are some heavenly tires.
On Oct 25, 12:51 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Given that (as I assume -- correct me if wrong) your friend won't be > seeking high performance with an old Rockhopper, and given the wide > range of tire sizes available in 559, I'd say that you ought to keep > the 559 wheels. You can run 32 mm Paselas or 50 or 60 mm Big Apples > and much in between. > > The only advantage to 584s that I can see on such a bike is if for > some reason you want skinnier tires that still maintain the overall, > roughly 26" wheel diameter for handling purposes. > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 10:48 AM, bfd <bfd...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Oct 24, 11:42 pm, "Bryan @ Renaissance Bicycles" > > <renaissancebicyc...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Yes, Jim is right about the wheel flop ... adding weight to the front > >> end would be a risky move. > > >> And while we are > >> sharing:http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/2010/06/renaissanced-1983-speciali... > > > This is interesting. On the one hand you have Jim Thill of Hiawantha > > Cyclery stating that the Stumpjumper was not at its best with 650B > > wheels." > > > On the other hand you have Bryan of Renaissance Bicycles stating "The > > 650B wheels are a great upgrade for this frameset. We’re not just > > sayin’ that … they enhance the ride, the responsiveness, and the > > aesthetics of the original bike. Plus, they fit without fork > > clearance issues and work well with long reach canti brakes. If you > > are upgrading wheels, go 650B." > > > So what is it? Should 650b wheels be added to a SJ or would it be > > better to leave it as a 26" (559mm) bike. I'm interested as a friend > > as an old rockhopper, lower end version of the SJ, that I might > > modify. At this point, I'm leaning towards leaving it with 26" wheels. > > Good Luck! > > > -- > > 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. > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com- 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.
