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

WTB Resolutes go on in September; Horizons go on in May.

Wet mud is better on relatively deep and open tread. Basically.

Very sensible approach. Which leads me onto, anyone out there who thinks this is an aweful approach and wants to sell me their knobbly tyres?

mumble mumble mumble...

wanna buy something with these spec:
650b
1x
carbon f+f
shimano grx
very very black paint scheme or sort of
I would like to avoid Planetx, although their ltd ed Space Chicken with GRX somehow amuse me.

Any suggestion?
prefer to buy an entire bike ready to go.

Vitus look good but I couldn’t get to ride one. A friend has the CX bike and rates it.

There is a 1x version of this but it’s SRAM.

still find anything that is shimano 1x grx, carbon f+f, 650b native, under 3k (cycle to work scheme)....
planetx is not ctws

Thread dredge.
What is the current view on advantages/disadvantages of wide 650b over wide 700c on the road, ie not a gravel bike? Asking for a friend

They're just wheels. Roll on what you got.

Unless you're small, just stick with 700c

Unless you already have 650B in which case stick with those.

New frame - could use either.

You don't have either type of wheels already?

If it's road, then definitely 700C - better tyres for road and far more choice overall.

I have various 700c . But they are for rim brakes and this is a disc frame, so I need new wheels anyway. And I want to run wide tyres eg 40 ish. So I guess my question is what are the reasons for choosing 700 x 40c over 650 x 40, or vice versa

assuming both fit, obv

Whatever you can find a better deal on.
The difference in feel will be in your head :)

Any companies out there making Far East fakes of the OPEN?

Does that apply to tyres?

This is the answer I need

I have seen many dropped stays

better tyres for road

This

Yeah seen a lot of Exploro copies, but I’m after the simpler look of an open

I'm thinking of getting some Maxxis refuse tyres - is there anything else I should be considering?

Ideally want a 2.0ish, tubeless ready tyre. Mainly for on the road but with the occasional exploration of I see something interesting.

No, tyres should be changed weekly depending on current trend.

Twice a week if you're me.

At 47 - WTB horizon, Specialized sawtooth, 50 iirc Donnelly Strada USH, g-one speed or allround if they do it in a small enough size

Haven’t seen anything good about gravelking slicks

Thanks - will check them out.