Karl: My Road Standard is a 650B conversion with 170mm cranks. It works
very well.But yes, you do need the new brakes to make it work. Currently
off for a re-paint, this is what the build looks like:
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/lo7sXisaxhtXjtnJx5Q_xlVJqcbWkg1HkUhed9KeZQE?feat=directlink
(The saddle and bars do not point up as extremely as the angle of the
picture seems to show)
On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 4:11 PM, Karl Fundenberger <
karl.fundenber...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I wanted to run wider tires on my Rivendell Road Standard,I had
> considered a 650b conversion, but with the Road Standard's already low
> bottom bracket, this probably wasn't going to work out.
> Plus, that would mean the additional expense of new brake calipers.
>
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