how wide of wheels and tires will a specialized seqoia handle

[bo richardson]

there is a steel sequoia I am looking at remotely.

the tires on it say 23mm and look narrow as knife blades

there doesn't seem to be a lot of room beyond that 

for wider wheels and tires.

I bet there are 20 people on the list with experience 

with this situation

is the sequoia a good solution for someone hoping for

32s or at least 28s?

fenders would be too much to hope for?

thanks for the expertise

Bo 

Bellingham

[JohnS]

Hello Bo,

I have an '82 Sequoia that I have RH 700 x 32 Stampede Pass tires mounted on Velocity Quill rims. Comfortable amount of clearance without fenders. I have not tired them with fenders since this is my naked road bike (no fenders nor racks). My Crust LB-canti is my fully dressed bike. I'm very happy with my Sequoia, nice neutral handling, smooth ride and descends well. FWIW, I've heard people on the 650B list like to convert the Sequoia to 650b, so 38 or even a 42 may fit. 

Good luck,

JohnS

[Brian Turner]

Roman at Riv has a 59cm Sequoia converted to 650b. Here’s a feature from the Riv blog:

[Eric Daume]

I have an ‘82 as well and it has good clearance, depending on the brakes used. My current Superbe Pros have lots of room, while the previous Tektros were tighter. The previous owner said he could fit 35mm actual tires, and that looks possible (at least with the Suntour brakes)

Eric 

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[William Watson]

I have a 81 Sequoia built in 3Rensho's shop. Mine clears 33 Soma Supple Vitesse on 700c wheels with no fenders. I might try 35s at some point, but these are nice for now and I have other bikes with bigger tires. 

I thought I had heard the later years had more clearance, but I just read somewhere that perhaps the Merz version had steeper angles and less clearance so as not to compete with the Expedition. 

Will in MN

[esoterica etc]

Hey Bo,

I had a later Sequoia (most likely an '85) that could also comfortably fit the Soma Supple Vitesse 700c X 33's,  and looks like you could probably squeeze in a 35. Probably 28's are the widest you could run and still fit fenders. I also converted it to 650b for a while, and I was able to fit Schwalbe G-Ones which measured just over 40mm wide. 

~Mark

Kailua, HI

On Apr 3, 2024, at 08:09, bo richardson <boru...@gmail.com> wrote:

there is a steel sequoia I am looking at remotely.

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[Mark R.]

Plenty of room. That’s an 84, with Specialized tires marked 28 but measured 23. I ran true 32s

Mark R

Sdca

[Kieran J]

My wife had an '83 Sequoia and it fit around 700x35 without fenders. Front was a bit tighter than rear.

KJ

[ant ritchey]

I had a big blue one, the 66cm from 198?

700x38 Passelas with some mid-reach Tektro worked very, very well!