Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 3,372
Likes: 598
From: Baltimore MD
Bikes: '72 Motobecane Grand Record, '72 Gitane tandem, '72 Raleigh Super Course, '73 Raleigh Gran Sport, '73 Colnago Super, '76 Fiorelli Coppi, '78 Raleigh SBDU Team Pro, '78 Trek 930, '81 Holdsworth Special 650B, '86 Masi GC, ’94 Bridgestone RB-T
Originally Posted by
southpawboston
This pretty much sums it up. With 650B, you can take an off-the-shelf 700c road frame with a geometry you like, shrink the wheel diameter slightly and make up for it with puffier tires. That's about the only advantage of 650B.
I suppose the same could hold true for a 27 to 700 conversion - a little more room for tires and mudguards.
__________________
The man who dies with the most toys…is dead. - Rootboy