(Of course I say this as someone who still prefers cantis and who doesn't really expect it to happen either. Fun to think about, though....)
> My skepticism is coming from the perspective of owning an Atlantis type bike with discs and not finding the wheel change optimal at all. I also was not too keen on the Avid mechanicl discs, but acknowledge there has been advances since 2006 <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-g5pR8ylujS8/UyDAqA7W-zI/AAAAAAAAAD0/btGMh226tGY/s1600/mjolwhole.jpg> On Wednesday, March 12, 2014 2:55:39 PM UTC-5, iamkeith wrote: > > > > On Wednesday, March 12, 2014 12:58:00 PM UTC-6, Matthew J wrote: >> >> 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. >> > > Well as I see it, that's exactly the benefit of disc brakes. You can > achieve the exact same overall diameter using any two distinct, given rim > sizes, just by varying tire casing sizes. That's why fat 650b conversions > work on frames that originally ran skinny 700c. Another cool recent > development and example (this week, in fact) was the announcement by > V-Rubber that they will be releasing a 650b tire called the "trax fatty," > which will be about 3" wide and roughly the same diameter as a 2.1" 29er > tire which is, in turn, about the same diameter as a 26" x 4.5" tire. > This means that I'll be able to run all three on my fat bike (the bike I > ride more than any other).... *without* changing the geometry!!! > > > The Atlantis is specifically sold as being versatile enough to take a > skinny road tire or a fat mountain bike tire - but in entirely different > diameters! I could sort of see where Riv could eventually embrace the > idea of a bike that had this versatility, but by varying tire width alone, > rather than by varying width WITH diameter as happens now. > > (Of course I say this as someone who still prefers cantis and who doesn't > really expect it to happen either. Fun to think about, though....) > -- 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.
