Test fitting 650b wheels in Portland metro area (Oregon) - I'm offering for those that want to try it out

[Mark Guglielmana]

I've seen a lot of posts lately about people wanting to try out a 650b test fit, and realize that really the best way to do this is to put a set of 650b wheels and see how it fits. Room for 42mm Hetres? Fenders and clearance? How about brakes?

I have a set of 650b wheels with 42mm wide tires, also a set with 33's. If someone in the area wants to check out the fit, let me know. I'm in SW Portland, close to Tigard and Beaverton.

A couple of LBS sites that I'm pretty sure would do the same would be Velo Cult (of course), and a dark horse: Kenton Cycles in North Portland (technically the Kenton area). 

I've converted a few bikes to 650b, including fork rerake if warranted and cantilever addition. It's much better to test fit a set of wheels rather than just take a bunch of measurements - one test fit is better than a thousand measurements, IMO.

[Mark Guglielmana]

And, BTW, others that are willing to do the same, please post!

[Ryan Watson]

Ditto for anyone in or around Albuquerque.
I have 650B wheels plus assorted tires and long reach brakes that I'd be willing to loan out for test fitting.

Ryan W.

[Steve Palincsar]

you'll also need to specify the width of the rear hub

[rob perks]

Doing 650b conversions is one of the things that got us started as a company.  We will almost always have a set of wheels on hand for a test fit  I also keep most of the commonly available conversion brakes on hand for the same test fitting reason.  Even within a single brand, like Fuji, there is often enough variation from year to year that a test fit is the way to go.  

We are in Ventura, Ca, making everything from West LA to Santa Barbara a reasonable 1/2 day trip to visit.  We are still striving for full time hours, so hit me with an email if you need to arrange a test fit.

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Rob Perks

oceanaircycles.com

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[Mark Guglielmana]

"you'll also need to specify the width of the rear hub"

True, but for a test fit, I've found that 130mm spacing will work on everything from 126-135 fairly easily. You're just trying to check clearances. If you want to ride on them, then of course you've got brakes to consider, derailleurs, etc. 

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Mark Guglielmana

[blakcloud]

For those in Toronto, Canada, I have a set of wheels with Hetre's or Marathon's. I actually have everything to build a second 650b bike except a frame. This includes the Tektro 559 brakes if you want to check for reach. Just shoot me an email.

[Harold Bielstein]

I’ve been building 650B machines for a while now so I have 2 sets of wheels and multiple sets of tires - 32s, 38s and 42s and several frames. But I’m pretty remote up here in the Black Hills of SoDak. Let me know if I can be of help.

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