Originally Posted by
wgscott
Why would this be? This totally crushes the dream.
I was hoping I could swap the 27.5+ wheels for my 700c road bike (disc) wheels. The frame should allow it, according to their own description of the dropouts.
Skinnier tires will drop the bottom bracket. My guess is that Salsa -or at least the person the OP spoke to- feels that lowering the BB that much will be detrimental to the bike's handling.
I'd get a set of 700c (aka 29r) wheels with the tires you want to run and put them next to the 27.5+ wheels with 3" tires. That will show you how big a difference there is -or isn't.