650b rim diameter is 584mm. 700 is 622mm. Not sure that you'd get even 1cm extra height from the difference in tires. You might be dropping the BB the best part of 2cm. That's probably pedal strike territory. .
On Tuesday, October 30, 2012 3:48:33 PM UTC-6, ttoshi wrote: > > I'm thinking about a potential 650b Ram with 42mm Hetres. Apparently the > 42 mm 650b would be equivalent in height to a 28 mm 700c tire, so perhaps > the BB drop would not be an issue. I'd love to hear if anyone has > successfully done this. > > Thanks, > Toshi > > -- 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/-/-BBTKiMp6J4J. 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.
