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

Potentially, pm on its way

Built a Soma Saga Disc for my other half.

that is amazing! any higher res pics?

Yep, flickr here - https://www.flickr.com/photos/31039403@N08/albums/72157709006541753/

the bike is perfection <3

Thanks man 🤛

Might lose a bit on the stem, but we'll see. Upright is so much more comfortable.

Looking forward to rolling across Europe with it, hopefully doing Hook of Holland > Luxembourg in September.

Oh how the times have changed my dear!

@se1derful It is pretty awesome.

Oh how the times have changed my dear!

age!

@se1derful how have you secured the dynamo cable under TT? Whats the front light mount?

Light mount looks like the one that comes standard with the pelago commuter racks and rasket.

Light mount looks like the one that comes standard with the pelago commuter racks and rasket.

You're right!

how have you secured the dynamo cable under TT?

DI2 Wire Cover - https://bike.shimano.com/en-EU/product/component/duraace-r9150-di2/SM-EWC2.html

Treated the underside with a Fairy Liquid bath, then many rinses. Dried with a hairdryer, then used isopropyl alcohol and then the merest kiss from some nail polish remover. Heated the area with the hairdryer and then stuck on.

This method seems to have worked well with my Brother, but it hasn't been tested on a long tour yet - at £10 a pop several of the sticker things, I don't mind replacing them.

Whats the go to rim these days?
for 2.5 tyre

Thinking of converting my 725 Equilibrium to a full rando/audax beast. I'd look at buying the Thorn steel fork and 650B wheels.

I would be able to re-use my current Hope hubs and re-build around them right?

Anyone want some WTB I23 rims? Have a pair going for beer. Used but have a load of miles left in them. Rear is laced to 142 TA and front is laced to Lefty but I need the hub back so it would need to be rebuilt.

Yeah please. What holeage?

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These are lovely rims. Ive built up 4 and theyve all built super easy. Lmk if you need wheel building

2nd dibs on rims please

@PhilDAS pm me if u want em

@el_presidente noted

I want something a bit more spritely than my 38mm gravel kings for road riding. Compass offerings look good, sadly not tubeless, G-ones a good contender. Anything else I'm missing?

I want something a bit more spritely than my 38mm gravel kings for road riding.

in that width they are one of the fastest, you wont gain much with anything else, maybe G one speed .. fuck compass

Damn, you're right, nearly 100g lighter than g one apparently, although I think mine were the 1st Gen not-officially-tubeless type, but I doubt that makes much difference. New bike time, 700 x 21c essential.

700c? Soma Supple Vitesse. EL or SL.

Nah, it was a joke, will not be spending a load converting my 650b convertion back to 700c just to distract from the fact I'm slow.