Originally Posted by
Bandera
Sorry, not buying into a heavy wheelset
despite the hype for the type of riding that I do on my terrain at my pace.
700C in all of it's modern iterations will do just fine for me, as it has for generations, until performance tech catches up (if ever) to produce a really modern lightweight road 650B offering.
-Bandera
I am not into this "racing" thing. I'm not particularly interested in this 650B thing (but just last night I was looking at something that just happened to be 650B).
Where is the hype for the type of riding that you do at your pace?
I see the 650B folks all around the rando thing- but can't think of seeing any weight weenie rando bikes around on the internetz. "Lightweight" is a relative term.
As mentioned- the draw of 650B to most people is that big high volume low pressure cushy tire. Why not try to get a set of those fancy Compass tires as wide as you can fit and run them at 30-35 PSI on a bike you like with a wheelset you like? I didn't think it was anywhere near prudent to run 700c tires at 35 PSI- but after riding a set of Compass Bon Jon Pass below 35 PSI- it's fantastic.