http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: 650b / 584-37 en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:57:17 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12979#post-156723 Thu, 12 Jun 2014 11:17:50 +0000 crowriver 156723@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>It would be nice to see more 'utility' bikes with 650b and (of course) porteur racks!</em></p> <p>How about the <a href="http://www.cyclestoussaint.com/products/citie-bicycle">Cycles Toussaint 'Citie'</a>... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12979#post-156722 Thu, 12 Jun 2014 11:11:27 +0000 crowriver 156722@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>FWIW, I'd love to have a 650B randonneur bike, but the issue would be tyres and tubes. Imagine being stuck on a hill somewhere in the highlands in the rain with a split tyre and tube. You need to carry a folding tyre in your bar bag, I suppose...</p> <p><a href="http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/polyvalent-iii-build-kit.html">VO Polyvalent looks affordable</a>. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12979#post-156720 Thu, 12 Jun 2014 11:05:26 +0000 crowriver 156720@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Nice.</p> <p>You may also want to look at some of the more established 650B randonneur cycles being produced on the French pattern, with low trail forks designed to be stable with a handlebar bag. 42mm tyres with mudguards: that's comfy!</p> <p>Popular in North America:</p> <p><a href="http://www.cyclestoussaint.com/products/velo-routier-bicycle">Cycles Toussaint</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.renehersebicycles.com/Randonneur%20bikes.htm">René Herse</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.somafab.com/archives/product/grand-randonneur-frame-set">Soma</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.terrafermacycles.com/corsa-650b.html">Terraferma</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.bikequarterly.com/test_bikes.html">Bicycle Quarterly</a>, big fans of 650B.</p> <p><a href="http://9b1e0427af199daf7c6a-978eea8702219f42868887e26fb82b6c.r64.cf2.rackcdn.com/ab91e8c09b58ac77fab2aa7d3405b56c-f1b64b4b6c461102d27ed1d7a33acc1c.jpeg"><img src="http://9b1e0427af199daf7c6a-978eea8702219f42868887e26fb82b6c.r64.cf2.rackcdn.com/ab91e8c09b58ac77fab2aa7d3405b56c-f1b64b4b6c461102d27ed1d7a33acc1c.jpeg"></a></p> <p>(Note the <a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12958">tree lined boulevard</a> setting. If only Leith Walk looked like this...) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12979#post-156712 Thu, 12 Jun 2014 09:30:14 +0000 chdot 156712@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>You mean because it's 650b...?</p> <p>"<br /> 650b was extremely popular in France half a century ago with traditional touring and utility bikes. </p> <p>"</p> <p>True</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/8640497531/"><img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8112/8640497531_a469c06c58.jpg"></a></p> <p>"</p> <p>Though it never gained wider adoption and was largely been forgotten for a long time, it still has many fans and with the general popularity of wider tyres, it has a growing fanbase. It's fair to say we're starting to see a renewed interest in 650b.</p> <p>"</p> <p>Was 'kept alive' by a section of American tourers, enough for a company to start (re) producing stuff -</p> <p><a href="http://www.velo-orange.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.velo-orange.com</a></p> <p>Recently the wheel size has had a revival in mountain biking because it's half way between 26" and ' 29" ' !!</p> <p>That may be a fad. </p> <p>It would be nice to see more 'utility' bikes with 650b and (of course) porteur racks! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12979#post-156710 Thu, 12 Jun 2014 08:54:11 +0000 SRD 156710@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Reading this story, thinking 'this bike might cope nicely with edinburgh riding'.</p> <p><a href="http://road.cc/content/news/120924-first-look-hallett-handbuilt-cycles-650b-bike" rel="nofollow">http://road.cc/content/news/120924-first-look-hallett-handbuilt-cycles-650b-bike</a> </p>