Originally Posted by
SteakKnifeSally
I had never seen 650b as a MTB wheel size until the above links, so thanks. Has anyone here done a 26" to 650b conversion? I'm wondering how the canti brakes work with the larger wheels. If that could be sorted out, I'm sure I could find an old hardtail-hardnose MTB to convert into a poor man's 29'er (about the only bike missing from my stable.) Might even be worth doing a little brazing to move the studs.
Most of the guys on MTBreview say it doesn't work at all. But, they're all using disc brakes. Which work fine no matter what size wheel you use.
Tim