PDA

View Full Version : 650b (27.5") Eurobike Video

Kirk Pacenti
09-08-2012, 06:32 AM
Some interesting comments here. It really is amazing how fast this took off.

Minute 1:30 – 1:50 is probably the most "interesting" part. ;)

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Video-Will-650B-Replace-26-Wheels.html

Cheers,
KP
Futchgator
09-08-2012, 07:51 AM
Sounds like you were a driving force in opening the eyes of the market to this option... Respect!
Kirk Pacenti
09-10-2012, 09:39 AM
Sounds like you were a driving force in opening the eyes of the market to this option... Respect!

Thanks for the kind words... it's been a long road, but it is starting to pay off.

Another good review of our TL28 rim. Not 650b, but you get the idea.

http://www.mountainflyermagazine.com/view.php/tested-pacenti-tl28-rims.html

Cheers,
KP
Mr Cabletwitch
09-10-2012, 09:48 AM
I have a feeling my next bike will be a 650B full suspension. :banana:
Kirk Pacenti
09-10-2012, 10:12 AM
I have a feeling my next bike will be a 650B full suspension. :banana:

You won't be disappointed!
dauwhe
09-10-2012, 10:23 AM
I think the most interesting part are the astoundingly negative comments. But then I've been riding 650B road bikes since 2005, so I guess I just don't understand why I should be so offended by wheel sizes :)

I don't have a MTB now, but I want one, and it makes perfect sense for it to be 650B.

Dave
Mr Cabletwitch
09-10-2012, 10:35 AM
You won't be disappointed!


I've been riding a 29er hardtail now for a few years and love the rollover, but can't stand a 29er full suspension for the fact that its just too long of a bike to squeeze through a lot of lines. I look foward to having 120mm of travel front and rear and not having too long of a bike. For a lot of my riding I'd rather be on a 26" bike so I'm hoping 650B is going to be a good compromise. It might even make me give up my 29er hardtail :eek:
Kirk Pacenti
09-10-2012, 10:50 AM
I've been riding a 29er hardtail now for a few years and love the rollover, but can't stand a 29er full suspension for the fact that its just too long of a bike to squeeze through a lot of lines. I look foward to having 120mm of travel front and rear and not having too long of a bike. For a lot of my riding I'd rather be on a 26" bike so I'm hoping 650B is going to be a good compromise. It might even make me give up my 29er hardtail :eek:


I was a big proponent of 29ers back when there were only hard-tails. Once FS bikes became the norm, (from a designer's pov) it became harder to reconcile the wheel size with (imo) sound frame design principals.

That said, I've been on a 650b FS for almost four years, and I've never been faster.

Cheers,
KP
FlashUNC
09-10-2012, 11:28 AM
Pardon the ignorance (especially if you've dealt with this elsewhere), but as an ignorant roadie, what do you see as the primary advantages of 650b over a typical 26" or 29" MTB wheel?
Liv2RideHard
09-10-2012, 11:31 AM
Been on a 26er HT for years. A 26er is my primary race machine. I do want a 650b and one will probably be my next mtb for sure. I have wanted one for a while as one of my mates has been a convert for some time...just dont have the xtra dinero right now...
Kirk Pacenti
09-11-2012, 08:25 AM
Pardon the ignorance (especially if you've dealt with this elsewhere), but as an ignorant roadie, what do you see as the primary advantages of 650b over a typical 26" or 29" MTB wheel?

At the risk of over-simplifying it, it's basically the best of both worlds... In fact, it's better.

Cheers,
KP
Kirk Pacenti
09-11-2012, 08:26 AM
Been on a 26er HT for years. A 26er is my primary race machine. I do want a 650b and one will probably be my next mtb for sure. I have wanted one for a while as one of my mates has been a convert for some time...just dont have the xtra dinero right now...

Go for it, you won't be sorry.

Cheers,
KP