Well I’m sold.

So can I ride my 456 to emulate the 650b? I have enjoyed my 456 for many years.Thanks brant. How do I do that please?Could you let me know Thanks. I’m sorry if i sound an arse but am quite confused and need to see if this wheel size is for me.

Better? No. Different? Yes.

Sounds like how a guy caught having an affair would describe the other lady…
Woman.. Was she better than me?
Man.. Not better, just different.

There has to be a reason the bloke hopped on the other woman for a ride… Same for 650 I guess 😉
Maybe the excitement had gone from the 26 relationship, maybe the relatiinship had run its course and it was simply time for a change. or maybe he realised he’d made a mistake and 27.5 was the one he should be riding

Maybe that’s what everyone is buying – it’d be a bit daft for a company not to produce the one thing that all the lemmings wanted to buy…

That’s why I want to try it without having to spend too much money. If its no better I’ll be a bit annoyed

The c456 doesn’t have the lowest BB in the world and putting 650b wheels on it would make it too high IMO, so the bike would handle a bit cack.

I think that’s what brant was getting at, perhaps less diplomatically, in the post he deleted.

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That’s why I want to try it without having to spend too much money. If its no better I’ll be a bit annoyed
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What aspects of your current bike frustrate you?

None. A fantastic bike.
It’s just you say better? no. This makes me me wonder why I should spend any additional money for this 650b fad to try it if its’s no better. That is all.

I’m definitely interested, especially if there’s an 853 one. My favourite bike right now is my Inbred, which I converted to 650b (dropped the forks from 120 to 100 for BB height and used a 1 deg slackset to retain the head angle). It suits my riding style better than other bikes 4 times its value

@brant: what size is the seat tube?

i am guessing 30.9 but 31.6 would be nice to match the carbon and aluminium bikes.

30.9, same as Titus alloy frames.
31.6mm would have weighed (even) more.

Thought that would be the case.

What size HT on the 45650b, Brant?

Complacency is devastating. Just everyone remember that.

Bloody Nora. I missed this surprising, little scandal. It really must be Cucumber Season. Can’t help but feel a tiny bit disappointed.

Anyway, *cough(USA)cough*