Functional bikes. Not Porn not Anti

Using these: https://paulcomp.com/shop/components/motolite/

Cheaper alternative: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PROMAX-CYCLING-BIKE-P-1-LONG-LINEAR-PULL-V-TYPE-BRAKES-108mm-/152024772555?var=&hash=item236561efcb:m:meLt6a_3Q6AW_3gvNHJHeBg

tl;dr of it is you need a brake with lots of vertical adjustment of pads. You will have a limit on tyre size as you are increasing the circumference of the wheel. Measure at chainstays and seatstays and fork before you buy tyres.

What all these guys said.
Or just go with 559mm.

Alright, thanks guys. I guess I'll just stick to 26" if I go through with it; 650b might not be worth all the hassle.

Is there a place for nice 26" Shimano 11 speed complete wheelsets?

TBF, you do have a good selection of decent 26" tyres, hell even Compass made some new huge lightweight slick that dramatically transform the bike, but might be moot on a cheap functional bike;

559 isn't exactly dead, just a smaller diameter to allow bigger tyres, such as this 559 conversion.;

The main advantage of 650b is that it allow the best of both world - tyres as big as 26", and fit in 700c road frame that usually allow up to 28mm tyres, at least to me, as my 650b randonneur bicycle have a shorter wheelbase than my 700c carbon road bike (!!) despite having 42mm tyres plus mudguard.

Anyone seen the promax p1 @amey linked?
Would like to know whether there is Enough downward adjustment for a 700c to 650b conversion.
Thanks

I'm all set for the 2019 "retro" 700c builds already.

Ha! Me too!
Adult sized wheels will be back!

Yeah, I can't get away with smaller wheels on the gate-sized frames I ride. I don't need another way of making my bikes anti, thank you very much :)

Don't know where to put this, so here will do.

http://www.imbikemag.com/mountain-bike-news/2016/03/randomfridays-how-to-make-a-electric-bike-easy/

now this is up there with the Scoblestacks of yore:

Fantastic! He even used the rear handbrake for throttle.

I don't know if this is the right place to ask, if not please move.

I've an All City Nature Boy, love it. But I'd like to make it more functional. I'm thinking a 1x11 by using a derailleur adaptor. Is this a possibility and would I need a road 1x11 or an MTB set up.

Argh!!!!!!
Can someone bloody buy that and do something awesome with it??? Before I do, knowing I shouldn't?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Orbit-531st-Touring-Frame-Fork-23-5-Seat-Tube-Takes-26-Wheels-/252326813561?hash=item3abfd99f79:g:Sp4AAOSwZ8ZW7ves

Ha i almost bought that the other day before i got my macho man

DO IT!

I so don't need it / don't have space / time to build it...

But I'd genuinely love following someone on here in a current project thread

Get the macho man if you need gears?

@GideonPARANOID has done a great job of putting 11 speed 105 on a track/singlespeed frame as a stop gap so definitely doable.

What spacing is the nature boy?

I like this.

Stripped wolverine?

Stripped wolverine?

Stripped wolverine?

Makes for an interesting google search

ha! beat me to it

I considered a hyb gear in my nb disc.. Never followed through though