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With the Byways, as opposed to say a 40mm tyre on 700, I get a few more pedal strikes on rocks and roots and the likes, and it feels a bit more ... quick? ... in the handling, but overall marginal differences. I actually prefer the 700s, but I ain't buying new wheels for this any time soon.
However, with 650 you can go silly wide, like 2.1s if you really want to. I didn't own an MTB previously, so that was my most off road rig like that, but now that I have an XC bike it's a role that I don't need filled anymore.
This bike is the one I can munch mixed terrain miles on, think gravel fondo. Distance is covered a lot more easy than on MTB. Also is sturdy enough to throw on a roof rack and generally just abuse, i.e. when we take a trip somewhere outside Adelaide metro, where of course you also find a lot more fast roads you want to avoid and gravel bits in between, so it's become my goto bike for that sorta thing.
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Pascalo - how different does the Wolverine feel with 650b vs 700c? Any pros/cons to report, or is the main difference just the wider tyres you can use with 650b?