Wrong forum. Sorry, I’d be grateful if a mod could move – ?

Weirdly, I am doing the same 650B mod to the exact same frame – a 2004 explosif – can’t wait to have it running

Just push that budget a little bit and get something really nice 😉

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/hope-hoops-road-new-velocity-a23?replies=5#post-6078952

‘The Industry’ that you guys seem to want to denigrate, is a genuine force of innovation and improvement.

Without ‘the industry’ – you wouldn’t have bikes & kit.

650B had its renaissance about 6 years back when Mr. Kirk Pacenti was looking for a way to use the largest possible wheel-size – while retaining time-proven MTB geometry.. having become frustrated with the design compromises necessary to fit 29″ wheels.

Myself and others have been riding and pushing 650B for these last few years – lobbying the big guys to get on board and take up the standard. Most haven’t wanted to know – Fox even forbade the use of 650B wheels in it’s forks. The risk of confusing the consumer (and the retailer) with 3 different wheel-sizes was also a major concern.

I, for one, am chuffed to bits that 650B is finally getting it’s day in the sun.. Why would you not want the choice??

The ride is very similar to 26″ bikes – all the whippy-ness but smoother and grippier IMO

I was with the LCC until last month .. perhaps I should refresh my membership.

The accident was at post-code se20 8bd – On google street-view you can see how narrow the lane is without entering the chevrons – esp. with a car blocking half of it.

The driver is ‘part time’ – but I’ve spoken to his employer and they are aware of the incident and claim to be “insured” – we’ll see.

Thanks for the advice so far

So it’s a case of me declaring “I’m hurt – pay me” then entering negotiations? I’m only looking to cover my costs really – but I don’t know what these companies typically ‘offer’ in these situations

Thanks for sharing Edric, This was a pizza delivery guy .. I’m hoping not to have to chase through the courts :-/

A crack in the frame is a crack in the frame – regardless of whether the bike has been ridden or not.

Surely the issue is proving or disproving the overtightening

Spoke length I use is usually 270-274mm

My old 650B

Frame was a bit small for me though

I’ve been riding 650B for over 3 years now. I figured it would eventually catch on – simply because it has no downsides. It allows for oodles of travel in a FS bike, and rolls better than a 26″

For those wondering about how it handles – Let me say this .. It feels nearly identical to riding a 26″ bike in terms of handling / cornering / sprinting etc. But it definitely rolls smoother – so you ride faster.

650b was resurrected by Kirk Pacenti – with a simple criteria.. Fed up with having to make design sacrifices around 29er frames to allow for the wheel size .. He wanted to use the largest wheel possible while MAINTAINING the angles (and thus the handling) of a 26″ wheel bike… Looking through the old standards – 650B fit the bill best.

With the future increasingly biased towards FS bikes – 29ers will evetually be consigned to XC race bikes and hardtails.

IMO – in ten years 70% of MTBs will be 650B .. And I don’t think we will see any more ‘standards’ emerge after this.

They’ll start calling it 27.5 soon too.

Thought so. The ferrous was made from OX platinum tubing IIRC.

Same kind of fate that befell made early Fat Chance’s in the UK – they just rot through

Was your gary fisher that rusted through the seat tube a ferrous 29er ?

Some steel tubing is thinner and more likely to rust through .. I imagine it’s also something to do with the alloy mix.

I’m sure it didnt help having big wide juddery canti’s on mine .. i see you have a disc – a better idea! 💡

Before you feel too smug – I’d be careful with that Voodoo Limba frame..

The downtube tends to snap clean in two around the dt shifter mount… mine went with a pop on a road ride

That’s why the new ones have the curved downtubes

In all seriousness

excuse my ignorance – but what makes fretwork ‘tidy’/good/whatever? ❓

Making religion illegal is how it thrives ..

lucien – Member

700c wheels on a MTB fork and frame, really?

Obscene isn’t it? But it’s becoming increasingly popular – god knows why .. they’ve even coined a term for them – ’29ers’

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Trippy !

Looks like “RAL 6019”

Google “Ral 6019 bike” for examples / inspiration

e.g

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Graham Norton. At the theatre. 😳

Using canti brakes with v brake levers isn’t a good idea

Basically, you’ll be squeezing really hard.. and hardly stopping!

The threads are a lot shorter – you’ll be fine with a 68mm shell, but a 73mm shell is a no go (It’ll fit – just – but barely screw in on one side)

I guess: You’re in the drops, weight forward – back wheel is unweighted and loses grip slighty with the right/left motion of your legs.

a stiffer wheel would suffer this more than a flexy one.

I sold a sweet Cannondale f1 – pimped out.. For that exact reason!

http://www.allagents.co.uk/citi-quays/

😯

I guess I should’ve read the reviews first 🙄

mtb … Gonna be Ti .. 650B custom eriksen

Road … Can’t get pimper than a pegoretti in guantanamo paint

I run a 36t with an 11-34 cassette – but I do have bigger (650B) wheels.

Fine most of the time round Yorkshire etc. am pretty fit so tend to power up climbs.

But would go down to 35t or 34t for an epic day in cumbria say..

I also did the ride & missed the feed station (never saw owt)

Longest time I’ve spent on a bike .. I hit the sea at 4:15am. No big problems except one puncture (despite me fitting new tyres for the event to prevent such an occurrence) and a semi-cramped up calf for 50 miles

That’s what you get for rolling at 9 psi !

Here’s a tip … Bromptons are rarely discounted, but Evans and CycleSurgery will knock 10% off anything in store with a valid LCC or CTC membership (which costs about 40 quid) .. All in all, if a brompton is #700 you save about 30 odd quid and get a cycling club membership for free.

One point of note – the brompton uses almost entirely proprietry (non-standard) parts.. but they are widely available and actually Very very cheap to buy (it’s the brompton branded accessories that cost).

With other folding bikes (inc. Dahon) if you break something .. you’ll be waiting for weeks for the supplier to special order it from foreign shores … and then it’ll be the wrong part!

They’re all pretty crap, so don’t be tempted to spend a lot…

except bromptons, which are awesome

Mine wore through on the side edges of the ‘nose’ very quickly. Also had the glue fail on the underside of the rear.. letting the cover flap about.

I think they substitute longevity for low-weight. But I do find them supremely comfortable though!

– Also on SDG now .. no such issues

I’ve used 25c tyres on a rim of similar width

I reckon I’m a pretty decent rider. I’ve riding daily for years so fitness is good

At MTB races I usually finish in the top 20% – but I could certainly improve upon that if I bothered to train properly or actually buy a race bike. I lose most of my places on the climbs but get them back on the descents

Good technical rider – Can ride Stainburn double black well enough.

Shit at jumps – as I don’t have the technique and don’t wish to break owt!

Buy Gold.

There’s a thread from London fixie forum LFGSS – that show-cases all the bikes that people have had coated from a rather good place in London – Armoutex – Not suggesting you have to use these guys but the thread is useful for seeing some real-world colours on bikes..

http://www.lfgss.com/thread17439.html

I think they had one a couple of months back .. but it didn’t seem so impressive in terms of deals

Poor man’s doping?