> this is also the man who gave the XO-1 the ability to take a 26x1slick to a 26x2 knobby
Many mountain bikes of that era could do this. > helpful in the reemergence of the 650b wheel to stick in all those 27" and 700c frames. Yes. But I recall in his articles on the process GP had a checklist for finding the appropriate conversion candidate. It was not just a matter of finding a bike and changing the wheel set. > No, it doesn't mean they will ride badly. Nor does it mean they will ride well. On Wednesday, March 12, 2014 2:10:07 PM UTC-5, Skenry wrote: > > >>>Wheel diameter tire width has a significant impact on a bike's ride > quality and handling. There is no way a frame can be designed to work well > with multiple wheel diameters.<<< > > To an extent, yes. To an extent, this is also the man who gave the XO-1 > the ability to take a 26x1slick to a 26x2 knobby and was helpful in > the reemergence of the 650b wheel to stick in all those 27" and 700c > frames. > > Yes, the bikes will ride different. No, it doesn't mean they will ride > badly. > Scott > > > On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 2:58 PM, Matthew J <matth...@gmail.com<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> > Run 700 narrow, 29'er wide, 650b, 26 by-anything. All on the same >> frame and all without having to adjust anything >> >> Possible in theory but certainly not something a bike company such as Riv >> would want to do. >> >> Wheel diameter tire width has a significant impact on a bike's ride >> quality and handling. There is no way a frame can be designed to work well >> with multiple wheel diameters. A bike designed with a specific wheel size >> range in mind will work best with that wheel size range and design. >> >> GP would sooner not have the sale if it means a bike that does a lot but >> nothing well. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to >> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> . >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
