On Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 8:14:18 AM UTC-7, Surlyprof wrote: > > The problems with converting [to 650b] is it would require moving the > canti posts and a repaint and it lowers your bottom bracket (pedal strike). >
Yes and no. I converted my Trek 1000 to 650b a few years ago and have ridden it almost exclusively (I there was a week after a sidewall tear when I had to use a H*tr* until the next shipment of Confreries arrived from xxcycle) with 32 & 25mm tires -- maybe 5000 miles? -- and I think I've maybe had two pedal strikes. If the plan is to embrace your inner fatbike, what the ERD took away will be given back by the tire diameter. And moving the canti posts is just a hour or so with hacksaw, file, torch, and a new pair of posts because hacksawing the old posts off destroys them (or you could pay a framebuilder to stick the new posts on instead.) -david parsons -- 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.
