Too late. Walt announced his retirement from framebuilding. You waited too long, Patrick. (Me too.)
On Sunday, June 5, 2022 at 6:24:10 PM UTC-6 fra...@gmail.com wrote: > Close! Well, Waltworks would be my next suggestion then. He is known for > making narrow Q work with multiple tire sizes. Can’t wait to see what you > end up with! > > Side note, I did some riding around ABQ trails last thanksgiving. What an > amazing area to ride! I had a blast with the limited time I had there > between the family stuff. Didn’t even notice all the cactus needles in my > tires till I got home! I really can’t imagine not being tubeless. > > On Sunday, June 5, 2022 at 5:19:50 PM UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> Ryan: Thank you! Perhaps this might work. 26 X 4 or 622 X 3. There's this >> for minimum 2 mm crank clearance per side: >> >> But: >> Crank clearance Chainstay width is 140mm, crank arms must have 144mm >> inner width, 24mm spindle recommended >> That leaves 16 mm total or 8 mm per arm for arm thickness. The WI Eno >> crank is with the Monocog at the LBS, but my Logic crank arms are 13.13 mm >> wide, and my TA Pro 5 Vis arms are 14.54 mm wide. >> >> Let's say 26.5 mm: 144 + 26.5 mm (I know that 0.5 mm don't mean a thing >> practically) = over 170 -- well beyond the 160 mm limit to my Q factor >> comfort. >> >> Oh well ... >> >> Still, interesting to see that 26X4 and 28X3 are given as suitable >> alternatives. >> >> >> On Sun, Jun 5, 2022 at 6:09 PM Ryan Frahm <fra...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Tumbleweed Prospector frame? Then you’d be able to play around with the >>> tire sizes! And selfishly, I get to see another sweet prospector build. >>> Haha! >>> >>> On Sun, Jun 5, 2022 at 4:49 PM Patrick Moore <bert...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Ryan and Hotch: Thanks, but a 3" tire, or rather rims and frame that >>>>> allow full 3" plumpness of my WTB Rangers, labeled 3", is not a variable; >>>>> I've long since worked out what I want, which is not a sand bike but a >>>>> sand-capable all-rounder. >>>>> >>>> -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0ef2613e-8600-4495-b71b-7a89b1562095n%40googlegroups.com.
