Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 3,379
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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
My brother who is 6' 7" asked me to help him find and build a 650B-esque commuter/tourer/all-rounder. I talked him in to sticking with 700c, and finding a frame that could handle 35mm-or so tires, with room for fenders. (Nothing romantic about wanting to keep yourself and your drive train dry and mud-free.) I found him a Bianchi Randonneur from 1983 that seems like it will fit the bill nicely. Him riding 650b wheels would look like me riding a Moulton.
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