[Closed] 650b wheels on a Kinesis Crosslight Pro6 V2 (63cm)

Any luck with this? I got the same bike and would love to try this..😀

It should work, 650b is smaller than 700c, where you may come unstuck is if you then try to put mountain bike tyres on.  650b isn’t exclusively a mountain bike wheelsize of course, so if your plan is road or CX tyres and you have s good source of them then this is a definite ‘goer’.

I’ve got a set of 650b Hope’s with high volume mtb tyres and a Crosslight 5T Disc,  I can try offering them up next week when I’m next home if you like?  The Kinesis has a pretty tight rear triangle though, assuming there’s even enough depth to accommodate the tyre height, without trying it  I suspect the rear seat stays will foul the tyre.

I reckon you'd struggle to fit anything significantly more voluminous in 650 to make it worth the trouble TBH. The chainstay clearance is the issue on the pro6 - its more an old skool cx than nu-skool gravelenture style bike.

Without going back and looking I’m inclined to agree that a 650b MTB tyre is probably a no-go.

The Kinesis may be a little old school but it’s a little rocketship compared to my previous proto-nu skool gravel bike, completely different category of machine.

oh yes, they're great bikes and fairly capable off road, just not blessed with generous tyre clearance.