650b wheels

Ghost biker
Ghost biker Posts: 3
edited October 2012 in MTB buying advice
I know I know probley a silly question I am just about to buy a new Ghost AMR Lector all this talk 26 inch wheel bikes will be gone in a few years,Am sure there will be a few of us short guys on a 26 but my question is will a 650b wheel fit replace the 26 wheel on my bike?

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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Maybe, but why. 26" wheels won't disappear.
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  • Ghost biker
    Ghost biker Posts: 3
    cooldad wrote:
    Maybe, but why. 26" wheels won't disappear.
    I know just might like to try the 650b wheel sometime.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,662
    They might "fit" but it will probably do weird stuff to the geometry that would nt be so good. Look at it this way, you get to buy a new bike in a few years! ;)
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  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    Fitting 650B at both ends would have no effect on geometry at all.

    the wheels will fit but you may be heavily restricted on tyre size, a 650B tyre is (like for like) about 1" larger diameter than 26er, so if you have more than 3/4" clearance (allowing some for mud clearance) you'll be able to use a similar size to now, if not, you won't.

    26er won't be going any time soon, BSO's still used inclined dropouts tooled in about 1965 that were superceeded in about 1980.
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  • felix.london
    felix.london Posts: 4,067
    I reckon my front (26") wheel with the Conti Rubber Queen is about the size of a 650B wheel with a Nobby Nic on it :wink:
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