Originally Posted by seely
Spacing isn't much of an issue... as I said before... the issue is the BRAKES WILL NOT ALIGN WITH THE RIMS... if you have deep pockets disc brakes or Paul's motolite v-brakes will solve the problem.
Cyclocross frames, like Marin uses, were designed for 700c wheels... mountainbike frames were not... a 700c wheel is in essence a 29" wheel FYI.
Hey! thanks for the info on the 700c = 29er. I thought 700c wheels are always the same size as 26". That's a very good thing to know. Thanks a lot!