I don't know about Russia. I do know that you can't buy 650b tires in Asia unless you have them imported yourself. If I had it to do over again I'd have upped my Sam Hillborne by a size to get the 700c wheel
On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 4:19 AM, NME <nicolemea...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks all for your replies and advice! I agree that it's personal > and individual, and ultimately the choice is up to me. It's > comforting to hear from you all that there's not a lot of difference > in the way the ride feels between 700c and 650b. I'm guessing that > the 54 didn't feel right to me because the frame was a little smaller > than what I wanted (forcing the stem and seatpost to be higher than > I'm used to). A lot of the perfect fit, I agree, will be getting the > right saddle, pedals, bars, stem -- the little stuff that gets tweaked > along the way. > > I'll use this bike mostly for commuting, but with some longer rides > and some European inn-to-inn tours. I imagine I'll choose tires > between 32 and 38. The bike will stay on the pavement most of the > time. I'm in the Bay Area now, but getting ready to move to Berlin > soon, so I probably won't have much a chance to take it on the famed > California fire trails before I go. > > I think that the 55 is probably the way to go, if only because it will > ease my paranoia about getting stuck in rural Belorussia with a broken > rim. As for toe-overlap, I'm not too worried about that, since it's > rarely been a problem for me so far. > > It's good to hear that wheel size alone probably wasn't the issue. > This will be my only "nice" bike for the next several years, but if > the budget expands a few years from now, I'll definitely consider > adding a 650b to the line-up. > > Thanks again for your help! > > -- > 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-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Fai Mao The Blogger who sometimes responds to comments -- 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-bunch@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.
