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12-21-11 | 10:32 AM

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Bikes: 1949 Hercules Kestrel, 1950 Norman Rapide, 1970 Schwinn Collegiate, 1972 Peugeot UE-8, 1976 Raleigh Sports, 1977 Raleigh Sports, 1977 Jack Taylor Tandem, 1984 Davidson Tandem, 2010 Bilenky "BQ" 650B Constructeur Tandem, 2011 Linus Mixte

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Originally Posted by Zaphod Beeblebrox

Honestly a look through that list still only leaves me with one decent 650A tire choice. It seems pointless to me to ride a 23-25mm tire in this size, and the 35-37mm ones are all garbage except the CDLV. OK, maybe the Conti 650Ax37 is decent as well but I wouldn't want Cheng Shins or Kendas or Schwalbe

I didn't say they were all good choices but was trying to show that there are choices available in 650a. There is some belief by many on this forum that 650a is not a decent candidate for a 27" or 700c conversion, but it is a viable low cost alternative due to the readily available tires and rims in that size.

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