Originally Posted by
bikemig
Is smoking unfiltered Gauloises even a C&V thing? Heck this is America; if we're going to talk about bikes and recreational drugs we should do what the guys on repack hill did in Marin county and break out the weed. Bike riding in the US has a lot more to do with long haired pot heads smoking marijuana than it does fancy French cigarettes and French wine,
I bought a pack of Gauloises (the real thing in the blue pack, of course) after completing Paris-Brest-Paris last year.
And really, I don't know why you guys want to take the easy way toward 650B bliss, when there is potential for so much more self-discovery.
I decided to try fat tires and fenders on the cheap to start, with 650A rims and Col de la Vie tires, shoving everything into a 700C racing frame, and not caring one whit about what the whole thing weighed. And after that didn't satisfy, building up another set of wheels (650B) with more tires, and replacing nearly every component. Much better, but now I need a custom fork with more rake for less trail. And after that, I'll want a lighter frame with vertical dropouts.
Then I'll be happy.