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Measure your current tyre, measure the clearance at various points...

http://janheine.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/how-wide-a-tire-can-i-run/

Cheers Andy.

Is canti the reasons 650b hasnt been suggested?

Bars higher than the saddle?

Doesn't look it.

Love it like that.

It's not higher than the saddle no.

Both lush as.
Love the built one actually

Ride on your own a lot?

I havent really ridden this much at all yet even tho ive had it for a while but now with a couple of days in the saddle i remember how nice steel bikes are. Cant help to love the way they look either, for me carbon just cant compete in that department.

Is that the one that was advertised with the alpha q fork? Looks great with the skinnier fork...

Yep thats the one. Yeah it does look alot nicer with the steel fork but it is abit front heavy. They are bricks these forks.

I think the pedals really make the whole thing.

Right you are sir :) Sneakers rule imo esp when decemeber is mostly full of ups / dhl deliveries which is more like being a mailman than anything else.

I also picked one of these up recently. Really looking forward to build it during the winter and to test in spring.

Sarcasm alert. He meant you ruined a beautiful bike with shit pedals.

Your rear cable housing is ridiculously short.

Yeah i figured that much. I was just making excuses while explaining.
@ed. Its short but not as short as it looks in the photo as v-brake liner pushes it down outward making it more stretched than it is.

Bit late, but built this up a while back. My normal shredder!

Edit: Cock photo wouldnt upload

Cock photo wouldnt upload

Thank fuck for that.

Hey @edscoble I got the wheels and tried them in with the 650b X 2.1" smart sams. They only just touch the guards.

Something like a 650b x 1.75 would be perfect.

Anyone know of anything in this size range?

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I don't think Bjorn ruined the bike, it looks lovely - the pedals I am sure make perfect sense given his usage case.

In much the same way that a length of elastic helps to prevent losing your mittens, and is a lightweight and stylish addition to any winter wardrobe.

I am actually quite impress with that.

What tyres is that?

edscoble - 'What tyres is that?'

After much squinting, I can see it said Smart Sam on the side.

He have the advantage of getting the Big Ben (27.5 2.0), Marathon (27.5 1.65) and the Grand Bois Hetre.

I just picked up my Rychtarski. Made of Columbus SLX, 1992 Polish track champion. Lovin' the seatstay bridge. I will transfer parts from the Maffioletti and throw in this bar and stem that's already waiting.