Originally Posted by wroomwroomoops
Thanks a lot, Anthony!
To answer your question: because I saw an excellent deal for a frameset on eBay (and the dude actually ships to Europe, for a change), and was considering my options.
Even if you could get 700c wheels to fit it would be an odd sort of a bike to ride and probably wouldn't be what you were looking for. Apart from small bikes where the use of smaller wheels is more obvious the use of 650c wheels in larger frames alows for an effectively VERY short head tube. This has the handlebars being very low. Good for aerodynamics when using TT/TRI bars but too low for road bikes.
So you would end up with a bike with VERY low handlbars, a high centrebracket height and quirky handling because the steering geometry is affected by wheel size! Not what you were expecting.
Regards, Anthony