Aha, yes, so I have heard -- must be quite some tire to go thru the hassle of a wheel change for them.
On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 8:53 PM, Montclair BobbyB <montclairbob...@gmail.com> wrote: > Another advantage to 584s... Grand Bois Hetres... Can I GIT an AMEN, > brothers... Those are some heavenly tires. > > On Oct 25, 12:51 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Given that (as I assume -- correct me if wrong) your friend won't be >> seeking high performance with an old Rockhopper, and given the wide >> range of tire sizes available in 559, I'd say that you ought to keep >> the 559 wheels. You can run 32 mm Paselas or 50 or 60 mm Big Apples >> and much in between. >> >> The only advantage to 584s that I can see on such a bike is if for >> some reason you want skinnier tires that still maintain the overall, >> roughly 26" wheel diameter for handling purposes. >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 10:48 AM, bfd <bfd...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > On Oct 24, 11:42 pm, "Bryan @ Renaissance Bicycles" >> > <renaissancebicyc...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Yes, Jim is right about the wheel flop ... adding weight to the front >> >> end would be a risky move. >> >> >> And while we are >> >> sharing:http://www.renaissancebicycles.com/2010/06/renaissanced-1983-speciali... >> >> > This is interesting. On the one hand you have Jim Thill of Hiawantha >> > Cyclery stating that the Stumpjumper was not at its best with 650B >> > wheels." >> >> > On the other hand you have Bryan of Renaissance Bicycles stating "The >> > 650B wheels are a great upgrade for this frameset. We’re not just >> > sayin’ that … they enhance the ride, the responsiveness, and the >> > aesthetics of the original bike. Plus, they fit without fork >> > clearance issues and work well with long reach canti brakes. If you >> > are upgrading wheels, go 650B." >> >> > So what is it? Should 650b wheels be added to a SJ or would it be >> > better to leave it as a 26" (559mm) bike. I'm interested as a friend >> > as an old rockhopper, lower end version of the SJ, that I might >> > modify. At this point, I'm leaning towards leaving it with 26" wheels. >> > Good Luck! >> >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> > For more options, visit this group >> > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> >> -- >> Patrick Moore >> Albuquerque, NM >> For professional resumes, contact >> Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
