Reading this story, thinking 'this bike might cope nicely with edinburgh riding'.
http://road.cc/content/news/120924-first-look-hallett-handbuilt-cycles-650b-bike
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Posted 10 years ago #
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You mean because it's 650b...?
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650b was extremely popular in France half a century ago with traditional touring and utility bikes."
True
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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.
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Was 'kept alive' by a section of American tourers, enough for a company to start (re) producing stuff -
Recently the wheel size has had a revival in mountain biking because it's half way between 26" and ' 29" ' !!
That may be a fad.
It would be nice to see more 'utility' bikes with 650b and (of course) porteur racks!
Posted 10 years ago # -
Nice.
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!
Popular in North America:
Bicycle Quarterly, big fans of 650B.
(Note the tree lined boulevard setting. If only Leith Walk looked like this...)
Posted 10 years ago # -
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...
Posted 10 years ago # -
It would be nice to see more 'utility' bikes with 650b and (of course) porteur racks!
How about the Cycles Toussaint 'Citie'...
Posted 10 years ago #
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