When I had a larger wheel mountain bike, I liked the feeling. However, hand issues are going to prevent me from ever being a mountain biker again. Unless I go to suspension. Although maybe a fat bike of some sort would work. 3.7 or 4.5 inch wide tires might give enough cushion. 650B did not work for me in the least although I wanted it to. Am now having to survive on riding bikes with merely 40s on my 700C bikes and 50s on my 26 inch wheel touring bike.
As an aside - the riders this past weekend included a gent on a Salsa Mukluk. He was able to easily keep pace with the fastest riders. Last I saw of him he was following a tandem doing over 20 mph. Eric Platt (who is realizing it's not wheel size but the motor that's the issue.) On Aug 3, 9:18 pm, brian tester <brian.tes...@gmail.com> wrote: > The Hunqapillar definitely turned me on to the bigger wheels concept > for mtb-ing. I wasn't expecting to like it as much, but the big wheels > do roll nicely over rough ground. You get a pretty large contact patch > to stick to things with. > > -Brian > > On Aug 3, 5:55 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > If I were starting over in the bike thing, I would have all 650b. As it is, > > I'm pretty financially committed to 700C... > > > On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 4:34 PM, Leslie <leslie.bri...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > 650B! > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > >https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/T9aQHFe2VasJ. > > > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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. > > > -- > > Cheers, > > David > > Redlands, CA > > > *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would > > probably benefit more from > > improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS -- 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-bunch@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.
