650b front wheel

MickyDub

Basic question,where's the best shop to pick up a 650b front wheel??Rim needs to be tubeless,hub/spokes need to be robust and light.I'd love a combo of 28 spoke Stans on a Hope hub.Any idea's??Thanks in advance.

cooldad

I'd try a bike shop.

Mark909

I've got to say I'm with cooldad on this one.

MickyDub

@ cooldad and mark909,thanks for your replys,though I m notsure if your both being smart or clicky.My local bikeshops dont even know about 29'ers,let alone 650b.Even CRC,maybe the largest bikeshop in Europe have a very ltd choice.So has any genuine riders got any ideas who I could contact,I dont need anymore jokers like the 1st 2 replys.Thanks again.

cooldad

I normally blame Wiggle, but you never know...

WindyG

But their replies are correct go to a bike shop, just find a better one than you have so far. And as your really lazy try this which took me 2 secs to find http://www.bike-discount.de/shop/a87875/ztr-crest-650b-rim-32holes-black.html?lg=en&cr=GBP&cn=gb&gclid=CNPcjdbAibUCFYXLtAodT2oAAA yeah it's not 28 hole but it's a start. Buy a hub and spokes and get it built.

cooldad

I know a place even cheaper than those danged foreigners. But as I'm not a genuine rider, I'd better not say anything.

The Spiderman

http://www.justridingalong.com/

thelonegroover

MickyDub wrote:

Basic question,where's the best shop to pick up a 650b front wheel??Rim needs to be tubeless,hub/spokes need to be robust and light.I'd love a combo of 28 spoke Stans on a Hope hub.Any idea's??Thanks in advance.

Are you sure a 650b will fit in the fork? A 26 with mountain king 2.4 only just fits in my Reba.

rockmonkeysc

Where does he say he's fitting it to a 26" bike (stupid idea). He doesn't say that he doesn't have a 650B bike

lawman

Thelonegroover wrote:

MickyDub wrote:

Basic question,where's the best shop to pick up a 650b front wheel??Rim needs to be tubeless,hub/spokes need to be robust and light.I'd love a combo of 28 spoke Stans on a Hope hub.Any idea's??Thanks in advance.

Are you sure a 650b will fit in the fork? A 26 with mountain king 2.4 only just fits in my Reba.

Continental tyres have very high sidewalls, a 2.2 rubber queen for example will rub the seat tube on my HD, so if space is tight, don't use Conti! Other tyres including 650b are fine in some 26" frames and forks, although Fox are currently working on a 140mm 650b fork.



http://reviews.mtbr.com/sneak-peak-fox- ... 140mm-fork

rockmonkeysc

So all you need to convert your 26" bike to 650B is a set of Conti tyres?

The Rookie

No because then you get width and weight as well as the height......

thelonegroover

I was just checking MickyDub wasn't trying to fit a 650b wheel and tire to a 26 fork.

lawman

RockmonkeySC wrote:

So all you need to convert your 26" bike to 650B is a set of Conti tyres?

Pretty much in some cases, definitely for the 2.4 RQ. This is the argument against 650b, you can actually achieve the same results with a high volume tyre, so a 2.4/2.5 26 will measure up similar to 27.5x2.0. But that kinda defeats the point. With proper 650b frames and forks you do get some advantages from dedicated high volume tyres. I've yet to ride one but am intrigued to see how one rides, I've never really got 29ers tbh