All The Six Fifty Bees Thread! (650b, 27.5 etc.).

Could you happily run 32mm tyres on the Crest rims?

Yes, 21mm width is fine with 32mm.

Smallest I go is 28mm which have exactly the same shape as a 23mm on 17mm internal.

Already bought the panceti SL23s /sadface

Cheers. Although I didn't realise 650B came in anything below 32mm.

They don't, the 28mm was on a 700c.

I'm confused :s

I meant would it be possible / advisable to run a 32mm X 650b tyre on the 650b Crest rims? Or would you need to run something bigger to be on the safe side?

The Crest rims have the same width on both 650b and 700c.

I ran 28mm which is the smallest you can go on that width which can also be said the same if there's a 650b 28mm tyres.

Nice thing about the width, it fit all tyres sizes, although I struggle to notice any difference between 17mm and 21mm with when riding with the 42mm Hetres.

Ah OK.

Cheers for the explanation.

More 650b tyre chat... how well are Compass 42 or 48s likely to work on 35mm rims (30mm internal)? Would I be better off going for 2.0s if there's clearance?

http://road.cc/content/feature/171905-650b-future-road-bikes-roadcc-investigates

It has gone mainstream, time to bail .. whats the next hipster wheel size?

They forget to mention that the wheel will be slightly lighter offsetting the extra tyres weight.

20"

whats the next hipster wheel size?

60"

New tyres time!

http://road.cc/content/tech-news/180353-roadplus-gathers-momentum-wtb-launches-650b-horizon-tyre

"The tyre is 47mm wide and fits into any frame that can take a regular 28-30mm tyre, so that’s some endurance bikes and most adventure bikes. You could also fit it to a cyclocross bike. It has a list of compatible bikes here."

http://www.wtb.com/pages/road-plus

OPEN Cycle U.P.
Kona Sutra LTD
Kona Sutra
Kona Big Rove ST
Kona Big Rove AL
Masi Giramondo
Raleigh Roker LTD
Raleigh Roker Comp
Raleigh Roker Sport
Brodie Monster 2.0
Brodie Monster 1.0
Miele Svelto GRT
Pinnacle Lithium
Surly Straggler
Surly Straggler 650b
Surly Disc Trucker – 26” Sizes
Surly Long Haul Trucker, 26” Sizes
Twin Six Standard Ti Rando
Rawland Ravn
Soma Wolverine
Soma Double Cross Disc
Soma Grand Randonneur
Rivendell A Homer Hilsen 650
Rivendell Sam Hillborne 650
Rivendell Cheviot size 50 & 55
Rivendell Clem Smith Jr, size 52
Rivendell Clementine, size 52
Rivendell 2016/2017 Hunqapillar
Rivendell 2016/2017 Atlantis
Ocean Air Cycles Rambler
Elephant Bikes NFE

Bit gutted I didn't give a bit more clearance in my frame to take a ~50mm tyre like that one @edscoble - saw it pop up on Instagram the other day.

Although saying that 42mm are running well!

42mm is still a great sizes and I never find myself wanting bigger on the road.

However, on the tourer, I'm going for the bigger tyres for obvious reason (lower pressure with moderate load), and big enough to ride comfortable on gravel and towpath.

42mm is great on towpath already, but it's better on even bigger sizes.

Yes 42mm certainly feel absolutely no slower than my 700x28 on the daily bike - just far more comfortable in general, and noticeably quicker on rough tarmac. Looking forward to some interesting summer rides on mixed surfaces.

Has anyone got any 42mm 650b tyres they want to off-load? Can't find any 2" Kojaks and not in the mood to pay over a ton for compass or soma... Ta.

I have some grand Bois 42mm I may be persuaded to sell...

If anyone else is looking for Kojaks in 650b x 2" don't bother... they don't exist - took me a while to work that one out! I bought some 35mm as a stand in for now till I can afford something better...

@pryally if you do fancy selling let me know - I could be persuaded to buy!

Anyone know where I can source some Stan's ZTR 355? Otherwise, what's better out of the Velocity options or Pacenti SL23?

Panaracer do a gravel king in 27.5 x 1.5

A couple of hundred miles in on the home build now, can't see me going back to anything narrower than 30+mm for the road now. I've been a little precious taking it off the beaten track yet, but hopefully a dry few months will see that changed to some smooth miles down as many tracks I can piece together.

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nice that. Strines?

Strines is on the left... this is the road to Dungworth/Bradfield