Interesting; I had seen pictures of that bike in the Sea Otter coverage but hadn't put it together until just now that they were using the wheels in essentially a 29er (with 29er fork). In many ways, a similar intention to 650b road bike conversions, taking mass produced racy bike frames and giving them increased tire clearance through smaller wheels. IMHO, a much more legitimate purpose for 650b mountain bike wheels than the marketing claims that 650b is somehow the "ideal" wheel size to lure people off their existing 26 or 29 rigs. I've been playing around with a cheap-ish hardtail 29er (Raleigh Talus 29 Comp) for the past few months, my first "real" mountain bike. It comes stock with 29x2" tires, and doesn't have a whole lot of clearance for fatter--I could probably fit a 2.2, but not a 2.4. I've been thinking that something like a Krampus or ECR, with increased air volume and traction, might suit my riding style and tastes, but maybe a first stop would be a 650b conversion on my current bike. I've been wanting to build a better set of wheels for it anyways. The Trailblazer looks like a cool tire, too.
On Sunday, April 20, 2014 5:50:10 PM UTC-7, Mike Schiller wrote: > > I'm waiting for WTB to make their 2.8" Trailblazer tire which they say is > going to be made in 650B. While you would need a new set of wheels, the > smaller rim and larger tire is purportedly measures about the same diameter > as a 29 X 2.3" wheel. This would fit more existing 29er's than a Knard and > be almost as fat. Here is a picture on this Rocky Mountain Sherpa > http://nsmb.com/2015-rocky-mountain-sherpa/ > > ~mike > Carlsbad Ca. > > >> -- 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.
