You're going to be limited by the tires. It won't fit a Quasi-Moto, which is the smallest 650b knobbie I know of.
It probably isn't going to provide much more standover than your Sam, which you said limited it. On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 10:01 PM, andrew hill <[email protected]> wrote: > ok, guys - maybe some advice is needed. > > i've been riding this Bleriot for a bit, and enjoying it's quickness, but > cannot get used to the noodle drops on it. just to twitchy, harder to reach > brakes from the top, etc... and it's got 1.5" panaracers on it now, and > those dia-compe centerpulls that Rivendell likes.. > > i've got some bullmoose bars coming for it - i think i'll like that much > better. now i'm thinking it might make sense to really build it out though, > a a trail bike, e.g. some fat studded tires. Jay tells me i could fit > 42-44, or so.. anyone know a good wide, knobby trail-riding tire that'll > fit? > > also, am i stupid to be doing this to the Bleriot? e.g. should it remain a > gofast/tourer and i should get used to/adjust to the drops, or try mustache > bars on it? i've got a 29er mtn bike that is pretty sweet as it is, and > could (should) serve trailriding duty without blinking. > > i should also mention that i've got a Sam with bullmoose bars already - the > Sam would prob make a better on/off rounder, with it's upsloping tube, but > it's too big for unplanned stops, for me. plus, riding the sam feels like > taking a convertible towncar out for a weekend drive.. it's the smmoothest, > sturdiest, ridelikebuttah that i've ever had (and it's got Schwalbe Mara Sup > 40's). i did a 12 mile round-trip commute today. was a mindblowing > experience. easy even in the uphill direction. > > that being said, the 650Bs of the Bleriot really makes that feel quicker > than the Sam, to me.. though the Sam is almost deceptively smooth, so maybe > it just feels slower. anyway, the experience i've had on the Sam is making > me want to "fix" the Bleriot, so it's as comfortable, stable, etc.. but i > don't want to overlap the Sam or a front-suspension mtn bike totally, either > :) > > i'm sure some of you have gone through this... > > -andrew > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
