On Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 8:04:31 AM UTC-7, Justin August wrote: > > I'm curious if you can use 650b+ wheels on the regular Jones 29 frames. > > -Justin >
You can, but not the largest versions of them. The dimple in the chainstays doesn't align with the widest part of the tire. On the other hand, the eccentric bottom bracket allows you to compensate for the drop, which is probably necessary because it's already kind of low, just like Rivendell. But that makes the bike effectively smaller, so this idea probably works best for smaller riders. Several examples out there, though. Watch this GIF image on his blog toggle back and forth between them: http://blog.jonesbikes.com/650b-27-5-wheels-in-a-jones-29-spaceframe/ A better idea in my opinion, is using smaller 29+ tires, which is what I've done. The only problem is that the fat front tire had to get really big, in order to match the diameter of the rear tire, to the point of sacrificing ride quality. Trek will be releasing a 650b Barbegazzi tire any time now, and I'm hoping that will solve the problem by achieving the correct height at a slightly lower volume. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
