Bruce: OK, to be fair, this was 2007/2008... The only 650B rims I could find at the time were Rigida Sphynx and Velocity Synergy. The Sun CR-18s had been recalled due to sizing problems... The Sphynx (great rims) were then suddenly discontinued without warning, replaced by the Weinmann ZAC19 (which also had sizing problems)...pretty much leaving the Velocity Synergies as the only viable choice. I owned one of the last sets of the Sphynx rims with Fatty Rumpkins and Nifty Swiftys for my Kogswell, which were great. The only off-road tires available at the time were the Pacenti Neo-Motos, which were pricey 650B Panaracers.
The 650B situation has definitely improved, but my experience soured me on it, hate to say... BB On Feb 16, 8:43 pm, Bruce Herbitter <bruce.herbit...@gmail.com> wrote: > There are more tires out there for road bikes than I can try at any one > time, even with (3) 650B bikes. Right now, I'm running Oursons, Maxy > Fastys, and Pari-Motos. On the shelf are Cypres, Speedblends (Nifty > Swiftys), and Top Touring. I've never had Hetres, nor the new Lierre's. > That still leaves Roly Polys, Col de la Vies, Hutchinsons, B-lines, and I'm > sure I'm missing a few. > > What were you wanting? > > I agree with you on 26s though. I have one bike with Pasela 26 x 1 1/2 on > and it rides great too. > > BH > > On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Montclair BobbyB < > > > > > > > > montclairbob...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I agree... and I abandoned my 650B projects after struggling with so > > few rim and rubber choices... Even the lure of Grand Bois Hetres > > hasn't unjaded my thinking...until 650B proves to become more > > mainstream I will blissfully enjoy riding my 26ers and 29ers to my > > hearts content. > > > BB > > > On Feb 15, 4:32 pm, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > It appears that 650B is certainly here to stay, but it also appears that > > > very little of that new rubber is going to fit on your Bleriot, or my > > > Hilsen, or even my Bombadil. Even the lion's share of new rims appear to > > > be disc specific. > > > > It seems likely there will be more shops that stock 650B tubes on the > > > shelf, though, and that will be a welcome change. > > > -- > > 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. -- 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.
