In case those aren't long enough, I believe the Shimano BR R-550 cantis have a tad more reach.
Good luck! Lee Chae San Francisco, CA On Feb 1, 6:48 am, Tim McNamara <tim...@bitstream.net> wrote: > According to the text about Ron's bike, he used Tektro Oryx brakes on his. > > On Feb 1, 2011, at 8:16 AM, Roy Yates wrote: > > > My experience is roughly the same as Tim's. While the chainstay and > > fork clearance looks to be more than enough for wide 650B tires, my > > stumbling block has been the canti brakes. My preliminary measurements > > indicated that none of the canti's I own has enough vertical > > adjustment to reach the 650B rim. > > > Can anybody recommend a canti brake that has enough vertical > > adjustment so that it can reach the 650B rim using canti posts > > designed for 26 inch? > > > At the moment, I have Avid Shortys on the bike which I don't love, so > > I'd be happy to switch to a canti that is 650B compatible > > > Thanks, > > ...Roy > > BTW My All-Rounder is definitely 1-2mi/hr slower than my other > > roadbikes, (even if I run 1.25in tires) but sometimes that's what a > > ride calls for. > > > On Feb 1, 1:08 am, Tim McNamara <tim...@bitstream.net> wrote: > >> The older A/Rs were all built on 26" wheels, so changing to 650B would > >> raise the BB by 12.5 mm +/- the difference in tire cross section. The > >> only person to convert an A/R to 650B that I know of was Ron Lau. > > >>http://www.cyclofiend.com/cc/2005/cc006-ronlau0505.html > > >>http://www.freewebs.com/650b/ronsallrounder.htm > > >> He was very bullish about it and I corresponded with him about the > >> possibility of trying it with my A/R, although I never got around to > >> trying it. Ron said he had trouble keeping the 26" version over 12-15 mph > >> but with 650B wheels it was much faster. With 26 x 1.25 Paselas I find my > >> A/R is as fast as any of my other bikes and I really like how it handles, > >> so I never made the switch. > > >> On Jan 31, 2011, at 11:12 PM, cyclotourist wrote: > > >>> Hi Jon, the consensus I've heard is that Rivendell bottom brackets are > >>> pretty low to begin with, and dropping them further with 650b wheels can > >>> lead to a lot of pedal strikes. That said, if you're going to use > >>> Hetres and shorter the cranks to 165, shouldn't be tooooo much of a > >>> problem. Don't A-Rs all have cantis though? That's your bigger headache. > > >>> Have fun! > > >>> On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 8:25 AM, Jon Flaxman <jflax...@uaex.edu> wrote: > >>> Just scored my third Rivendell - this one is an early All Rounder with > >>> S&S couplers. > > >>> I'm thinking about converting it to a 650b. Has anyone done this > >>> before? What were the results? > > >>> Are there any pre-built 650b wheelsets for Clydes? > > > -- > > 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 > > 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-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.
