26” to 650c on Rambouillet

[Fullylugged]

In the course of work on another bike, a set of 650c (571mm) wheels became surplus. Just to see, I tried them on my 52cm Rambouillet. The 50 and 52 Ram sizes are built for 26” (559mm) wheels. And yes they fit just fine.  Plenty of room to adjust the brake pads on the stock Tiagra Calipers Riv shipped on the bikes.  In case you need wheels and 26” road selection is too limited, you can look at this size too.

Still Fullylugged…..

[Wesley]

Those handlebars, tho.

[Patrick Moore]

Alas, the selection of tires available for the 650C size was miniscule in 2015, and may be less than miniscule now, and those available were mostly 23 mm models, tho' I think Terry made a rather heavy 28 mm model. Tho' the selection of good road-capable 559 tires is small, it's a heckofalot bigger than that for 571.

There's only about 1/4" radial difference between 559 and 571 sizes: my 650C wheels with 23 mm Pro Races measured about 24.5" in diameter, my 559 wheels with 23 mm Turbos measured 24" in diameter. Past tense for both.

Patrick Moore, who still has a small stash of Sun ME14A 650C rims waiting for the time when BQ introduces its full line of 571 tires, from 26 mm to 60 mm in smooth and knobby models.

And, yes, that bar. So, so many things wrong. (But if the rider found it the best solution to needs, and this is not merely a desperate attempt to make an unrideable bike rideble, more power to him/her.)

On Wed, Jun 15, 2022 at 8:07 AM Fullylugged <bruce.h...@gmail.com> wrote:

In the course of work on another bike, a set of 650c (571mm) wheels became surplus. Just to see, I tried them on my 52cm Rambouillet. The 50 and 52 Ram sizes are built for 26” (559mm) wheels. And yes they fit just fine.  Plenty of room to adjust the brake pads on the stock Tiagra Calipers Riv shipped on the bikes.  In case you need wheels and 26” road selection is too limited, you can look at this size too.

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[Patrick Moore]

Whoops, thought it was all in 3d person, not 2nd person. Sorry. Do what works.

On Wed, Jun 15, 2022 at 12:29 PM Patrick Moore <bert...@gmail.com> wrote:

... And, yes, that bar. So, so many things wrong. (But if the rider found it the best solution to needs, and this is not merely a desperate attempt to make an unrideable bike rideble, more power to him/her.)

[Bruce Herbitter]

Patrick:

I took the original comment on the bar as a positive. The angled inverted mustache bars are nice for a senior citizen back. The Walnut studio grip has held up well.  As to other observation of “so many things wrong,” that seems to violate the list rules of etiquette. I’ll leave it to the moderator to opine there. The bike has about 17k miles on it and most have been really nice ones.

My point was just to share that the wheel size works if you need it.  While 26” tires are around in the 28 - 32 size this bike was made for, road wheels (other than custom builds) are getting scarcer in that size.  Brake bridge location was at times an issue on this model. I’m not extolling it as the next big thing.

Ymmv

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[Wesley]

Yes, I should have been more clear - the bars just caught my eye, and your setup is new to me. It looks nice! I was surprised to read that you've found it difficult to get 26" road tires, since that wheel size is so universal. But I checked it out and you're right that all of the 26" road tires are for commuters. I'll file that under "good to know"!

[T.O.M. (The Other Manny)]

Rene Herse has 2 excellent choices in 26" road tires on the website, - all hope is not lost!

[Patrick Moore]

Bruce: I apologize for the comment, which I should have kept to myself.

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[Patrick Moore]

There are a surprising number of usable 26" road tires, starting with the perennial Paselas and Kojaks. But Rene Herse has the ineffably nice 28 mm (labeled 32) Elk Pass, truly one of the nicest tires I've ever ridden. The 42 mm Naches Pass is probably too wide for that bike.

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Thank you Patrick

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Bruce: I apologize for the comment, which I should have kept to myself.

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26” to 650c on Rambouillet