I've had good service with Velocity Synergy rims on Deore hubs. RBW sold some Velocity Twin Hollow rims on Deores a while back. Those rims are better for light weight riders, IMO. I have them and they work fine for me also. They're my back up set. I have Synergy rims on White IND hubs on a 650B converted Riv Road. (and to round out the report, 650B Velocity Aerohead 28s rims on old Japanese hubs on a TREK 660 conversion).
On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 8:57 AM, alan lavine <cigar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Sunday, July 5, 2015 at 6:44:47 PM UTC-4, alan lavine wrote: >> >> Hello to the group, I'd like to pick y'alls brains (sp?) >> >> I have a 64 cm Ram that I bought used, and I'm trying to see how it fits >> into my stable. I have Compass tires 700 x 32, measures 30, on it now, and >> I realize that I can either put larger tires on it OR fenders but not >> both. I wanted both so that it could be used as my credit card touring >> bike...looking for 38's with full fenders. >> >> Would a 650 conversion achieve that? Would it change the ride at all? >> I've never ridden 650's before. Besides new wheels and possibly brakes, >> depending on available reach, what other modifications are required? >> >> The serial # is R038...any idea as to date of manufacture? >> >> Thanks in advance for your wisdom. I've not been much of a contributor >> but I read this blog daily and always enjoy it and learn from it. >> >> Alan LaVine >> NYC >> > > As usual, the group has responded in an exemplary fashion, thanks to all. > -I currently have 11 mm clearance at the closest point, which is where the > end of the rear fender would attach to the frame between the chain stays. > Not much with tires that measure 30. > -Not too concerned about pedal strike, not sure if I even pedal thru a > turn, but I'm not an aggressive rider to begin with. If this works, I will > be changing cranks anyway, so I can go from a 175 to 170. > -Currently have Riv silver brakes and the pads are at the highest position > in the slot. Measuring, I can get the extra 19 mm needed for 650's in the > the lowest point in the slot. Front and rear are the same. > -Plan would be for 42 mm tires...any recs for a comfy tire? Flat > protection not an issue. > > So it seems with new wheels and tires, maybe crank, this can happen > easily. Any recs for wheels that won't break the bank? The VO ones look > quite nice. > > Also, for a bit of background: I had a Surly LHT that I used for fully > loaded touring, and it was excellent. But with a light load, or none, the > bike was rigid as hell and my aging, arthritic body and butt were not > happy. I stripped it, donated the frame, and put the wheels and components > on a vintage Fuji Saratoga made with Ishiwata tubing. More flexible yes, > but comfy, and just fine for CC touring. I have 38 Compass tires on it, the > largest I've ever used, and love it to death. So I'm just trying to > maximize the possibilities with the Ram, and further explore the world of > fat tires. > > Again, heartfelt thanks to all. > Alan > - > > -- > 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/OiVru1FohJ0/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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. > -- 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.
