I don’t know! It’s worth taking a look at, an would help to keep the initial costs down. That will be something I will question the LBS about.
Rusty > On Jan 12, 2015, at 6:49 PM, Chris Chen <cc...@nougat.org> wrote: > > Sounds fun! > > QQ does putting fat franks on a 26" wheel get you close to the outside > diameter of a "just normally fat" 650b setup? > > On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 3:43 PM, Rusty Click <click...@gmail.com > <mailto:click...@gmail.com>> wrote: > My project will be a 650b conversion of my old, mid 80's Rockhopper, which > will soon be back in my garage after spending the last 11 years with a > co-worker. > I'd like to go with a wide-low front end with no FD, but everything else is > up in the air till I get my hands back on my old bike. I don't know what > width tires it'll accommodate either. When I see it, and start taking it > apart, I'll post a wish list of items needing attention, and would like any > feedback/advice on how to approach. I may take it to my favorite LBS, Thick > Bikes, for their input too. They have never nudged me in the wrong direction. > > Like Andy, my riding here in the Pittsburgh area is limited during the > winter. I think working on this is going to be a very fun learning > experience and I am really looking forward to it taking up some time. ( So is > my wife ) > > Rusty Click > > > On Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at 5:37:11 AM UTC-5, ascpgh wrote: > Riding, besides my commutes, get a bit scant from here on out through winter. > The season, the holidays, more deliberate prep for a trip in the conditions, > plenty of things distract from just a nice ride but I realize that at this > time every year I always seem to contemplate a bike project to go with the > anticipated springtime, fruition or not. It's biking fun for the extra > bandwidth. > > My project is a low trail, 650b wheeled, all-around bike made with a lively > tube set (versus sturdy for touring) with drop bars, center pull brakes, > generator hub, LED lighting. All on a budget recognizing the value of > experience, unlike the box bike/mass market interpretation, handmade wheels > versus machine made ones as an example. I am reading and including many > posting subjects and items in this project and admit that may not reach > reality, but it's fun to have on the drawing board. > > Andy Cheatham > Pittsburgh > > -- > 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 > <mailto:rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > <mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch > <http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > > -- > "I want the kind of six pack you can't drink." -- Micah > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/TrrGDz-afZA/unsubscribe > <https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/TrrGDz-afZA/unsubscribe>. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > <mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch > <http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <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.
