Thread: Touring Bikes and 650b conversion
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Old 12-21-11 | 04:56 PM
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ironwood
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Bikes: 1984 Bridgestone 400 1985Univega nouevo sport 650b conversion 1993b'stone RBT 1985 Schwinn Tempo

Originally Posted by Zaphod Beeblebrox
wow, really? I've never tried a Trek tourer but its hard for me to imagine a BB lower than on a Miyata 1000LT. I'd feel like I was really draggin azz!
The 1984 Miyata catalogue lists the BB drop for their touring models as 65mm. Trek 620s and630s, had a drop of 72mm. Miyata 1000s are not good candidates for conversion because they are pretty close to perfect the way they are.
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