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[Closed] Now I'm convinced 650b are here to stay

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 Earl
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1) Link up top to Diamondback.co.uk where they have a £1900 650b carbon hardtail

2) My local Wilkinson has 650b tubes in stock.

So far I have a 650b rear wheel ......


 
Posted : 15/09/2014 4:12 pm
 hora
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Posted : 15/09/2014 4:22 pm
 Earl
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I'm meaning in UK - hardtail wise - DB are more associated with sub £400 than £1900 carbon. Yet they have even decided to bring in a top end 650b. (they are quite big in the US I think).

And have you been to a Wilkinson's? (maybe a southern shop I'm not sure) Its where I buy my bleach,bath towels, paint and emergency gear cables. Even they have gone 650b.


 
Posted : 15/09/2014 4:49 pm
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Word on the street is that Albert Hoffman wasn't high on acid during his infamous 'bike ride', he was actually prototyping the 650b format.


 
Posted : 15/09/2014 4:50 pm
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Are 650b tubes actually any different to 26"?
I'm asking as I've never used one, but I've fitted (bodged) a 26" tube into a 29er without any real issues.
The difference between 26" and 650b is tiny in comparison.


 
Posted : 15/09/2014 6:14 pm
 Earl
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Of course there is a difference in the product or they can't sell it as something different.
Can you use a 26" in a 650b wheel? I do the same as you i.e. 26" in a 29" wheel. Tubes are stretchy!


 
Posted : 16/09/2014 7:38 am
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Of course there is a difference in the product or they can't sell it as something different.

How do you explain 650b then? 😈


 
Posted : 16/09/2014 7:59 am
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Well in the morning I'm going to try some 650b wheels in my blur ltc before committing to a rim swap.


 
Posted : 16/09/2014 8:04 am
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I kid you not, a colleague's cat died last night.

You bastard.


 
Posted : 16/09/2014 8:04 am

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