Originally Posted by
bikemig
The catalogs are online and have this information. But yes it should be 130 mm. My '93 is. No big deal to spread it.
But why are you buying 650b wheels? I know they're trendy but you'll likely be forced to run a narrower tire than you could with the 26 inch wheels that came stock. I'm running 26 x 1.75 tires on my '93 XO 2 and I have room for wider tires as well.
I'm not necessarily buying them. But I am interested. I currently have 1.95 tires on my XO, which baaaaaarley fit, but they do. They're nice, but, if I'm honest, a little bit overkill. I've heard good things about 650bs and I'm interested, if I can find a good enough deal on a set of rims. I'm not sure I'm keen on jamming a too big of a hub in the back, though, so maybe not these wheels i'm looking at. You can still fit 47-48mm tires with 650s, no problem. That's plenty big.