Comments on: 650B http://prestashrader.com/2009/08/12/650b/ Musings and Reflections from the Trenches of the Bike Industry Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:21:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Bike Shop Girl http://prestashrader.com/2009/08/12/650b/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Bike Shop Girl Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:17:58 +0000 http://prestashrader.com/?p=502#comment-115 650b is 27.5" the thought is 29" was something never really thought threw, we had 700c road rims that we put knobby mountain tires on. 27.5 is right in the middle. The sweet spot if you would. 650b is 27.5″ the thought is 29″ was something never really thought threw, we had 700c road rims that we put knobby mountain tires on. 27.5 is right in the middle.

The sweet spot if you would.

]]> By: johnny gaijin http://prestashrader.com/2009/08/12/650b/comment-page-1/#comment-114 johnny gaijin Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:07:08 +0000 http://prestashrader.com/?p=502#comment-114 nope. 27" wheels are biggest. 29" wheels are smaller, though the same size as 700s. the standard 26" wheel is smaller than that. so... 27", 29/700, 26". oh also some people call 700c wheels 28"s. easy right? right? sheesh. nope. 27″ wheels are biggest. 29″ wheels are smaller, though the same size as 700s. the standard 26″ wheel is smaller than that. so…
27″, 29/700, 26″. oh also some people call 700c wheels 28″s. easy right? right? sheesh.

]]> By: Dave Morse http://prestashrader.com/2009/08/12/650b/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Dave Morse Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:10:44 +0000 http://prestashrader.com/?p=502#comment-113 Wuh? 26" is the standard mountain bike wheel, right? 29" is some no-longer-made giant wheel I guess I've never heard of. Isn't 700c / 27" pretty much between these two? Wuh? 26″ is the standard mountain bike wheel, right? 29″ is some no-longer-made giant wheel I guess I’ve never heard of. Isn’t 700c / 27″ pretty much between these two?

]]> By: jimmy http://prestashrader.com/2009/08/12/650b/comment-page-1/#comment-112 jimmy Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:49:11 +0000 http://prestashrader.com/?p=502#comment-112 it's a damned headache is what it is. like i was saying the other day it's like dealing with all these old school 26" wheels with different ISO's and needing to stock 50 different sized tires and tubes in able to properly serve a customer base. BMX went through this a few years back with bottom brackets until a handful of manufacturers had a sit down and tried to decide on a standard to go with and end all the headaches for shops and their customers. it’s a damned headache is what it is. like i was saying the other day it’s like dealing with all these old school 26″ wheels with different ISO’s and needing to stock 50 different sized tires and tubes in able to properly serve a customer base. BMX went through this a few years back with bottom brackets until a handful of manufacturers had a sit down and tried to decide on a standard to go with and end all the headaches for shops and their customers.

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