Originally Posted by
crank_addict
No doubt there's trade-offs but some feel piggy on the road. Plus the extra weight of the carcass is not something I desire. Anyways, I might go that direction but then again the Stumpy is an experiment, even considering going tubeless.
Yeah, I added the "for MTB use at least" comment because I could see a case being made for wanting a lighter, less clunky wheel with a 38+ mm tire for use on a MTB ~road conversion. Experimenting can be fun, right?!
Originally Posted by
gugie
The UBI bike was purpose made for those tires. I doubt there are many, if any vintage non-MTB frames that would accept them, but converting a steel MTB from that time period to drop bars is pretty standard, and easily done, since they're already designed for 26" fat tires.
I didn't realize you wrapped that up with paint. The decal and build look great. Are there more pics on the build thread?