Hey Michael, Well, couple reasons on the 650B preference though I'd be the first to admit that I don't really have enough run time with some higher quality 700C tires to make a great comparison. Just so I'm very clear about what my frame of reference is this is what I've ridden ;
- 650B convertered Trek with 42mm EL Hetre's - 700C Jack Brown 33.33mm on the Trek and a Surly Cross Check - 700C Nomad Resist 45mm (really 42mm) on the Atlantis - 26"x 2" Big Apple's on a Univega Tandem, MB-5 and XO-3 - 27"x 1.25" GatorSkins on a Burley Tandem My reasons for liking the 650B; - The EL Hetre's are the best tire I've ridden, and it's not close - Slight advantage in inherent strength due to the smaller size - I have two frames that are a bit large for me, 64 cm Trek and 64 cm Atlantis, the 700C tires on the Atlantis make me feel to tall in the saddle, the Trek w/ 650B feels much better - Goldilocks Syndrome... just the right size, not 26", not 700C... I was thinking it would be sweet to have 650B only wheel's between my wife and my bikes plus a tandem eventually That's about it really, definitely not scientific. And given that I've just gotten my XO-3 (26") up and running I'm by no means a wheel size zealot... I'm running a 26er, 650B and 700C bike side by side by side right now. I've built dyno hub's for both my 650B and 700C wheelset even. I'm sure that on the right size frame a 700C would suite my needs very well, but I'd still miss that Hetre tire. Gotta try the Soma C Line tires... In case you are interested, here is the latest on the XO-3 project. - http://dr2dc.blogspot.com/2013/12/xo-3-evolving-and-pour-over-coffee.html Tony On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 8:55 PM, Michael <john11.2...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Tony, >> > Why do you prefer 650b over 700c? > > > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
