Originally Posted by
kroozer
I'm coming to the conclusion that the main reason for converting to 650B is so you can use Hetre tires.
For lots of people, yes. The bike in the photo that Neal posted is running 38mm Pari-Motos (if I remember correctly). But they are touted as being exceptionally supple tires as well. I would say that for conversion, the candidate frame should fit at least 38mm tires with room to spare. On my converted frame, I can fit 42mm Hetres with about 3mm of clearance between the chainstays.