Originally Posted by
1987cp
Just saw this customized Specialized Sequoia on Fleabay. Not "poor" enough for a lot of folks, but seems like a good value, and very Riv-ish with the 650b conversion and R559 brakes!
I just can't get those 650b conversions out of my mind. A 700c sized bike with fat-tired 650b wheels just looks so proportionally right to me. I don't have it on this computer but I have an image someone took of two identical frames, one with either skinny 700c's or 27" wheels and the other with 40'ish mm 650b's and the difference is astounding. It really makes me want to get a 650b bicycle and reading Jan Heinie's constant praise of the 42mm/650b combo doesn't help any.
