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As usual @mdcc_tester is right, when I went 26inch i couldn't go any bigger on the tyre, in fact there was less room than for 700s (with the chain the optimal length) because of the position of the dimples.
Also going 26 on both wheels does lower the bb something rotten. Probably fine freewheel, but fixed (esp. Polo) was pedal strike city.
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Yeah, thats what I had in mind. Running knobby 35s now and reckon i'd have to go down a few mm to be able to be able to fit proper mudguards. Question is how much I would gain by going 650b, if its only a few mm its probably not worth it. If I could fit something like 38 with guards and 42 without i'd probably have a go...