Originally Posted by
noglider
I think I recently read that this frame does in fact make a great 650b conversion. I can't remember who said it or did it.
Anyway, good for your bravery for riding a bent (and bent-back) frame. My mother picked up a UO-8 frame from the street and gave it to me. It had also been in a front-end, and I crudely bent it back into shape and used it as my commuter bike for a few years.
I'm counting on the tubes failing one at a time if they fail at all. I'll keep my dental insurance up-to-date, just in case.
One of the big things pushing me toward a 650b with this bike, apart from just wanting to be one of the cool kids, is that I can't fit fenders with the wheel/tire/brake combination it has now. For a bike that came with 27" wheels and was marketed as a touring bike, that really surprised me. On the other hand, I suppose it's that very property that is going to make this possible without brazing on brake bosses.