On Wed, 2012-10-31 at 08:33 -0700, IanA wrote: > 650b rim diameter is 584mm. 700 is 622mm. Not sure that you'd get > even 1cm extra height from the difference in tires. You might be > dropping the BB the best part of 2cm. That's probably pedal strike > territory.
People have done 650B conversions on 700C bikes for years. It often turns out very well. > . > > On Tuesday, October 30, 2012 3:48:33 PM UTC-6, ttoshi wrote: > I'm thinking about a potential 650b Ram with 42mm Hetres. > Apparently the 42 mm 650b would be equivalent in height to a > 28 mm 700c tire, so perhaps the BB drop would not be an issue. > I'd love to hear if anyone has successfully done this. > > > Thanks, > Toshi > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/-BBTKiMp6J4J. > 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.
