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Raleigh “Conversion” Professional

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Joel is Guitar Ted’s co-worker.  These words and photos are from Guitar Ted’s arsenal!

A little background on Joel and his rig: This is a Raleigh Professional circa 1974. Joel has had it since the late 70’s. Joel has been a racer, bike shop mechanic, shop manager, and now teaches Spanish at a local community […]

650b Tires : Outside Diameter

Friday, October 17th, 2008

There is a great topic going on over at the 650b listserve.  Tires, depending on the manufactor, even with the same width might have a different outside diameter (OD).  This could be due to the rim it is on, the amount of rubber tread, thickness and so on.
Here is a list that Longleaf Bicycles started […]

Xtracycle Build : Getting Home

Monday, October 13th, 2008

This series is held over at CommuteByBike.com visit the site to read the rest of this article.
Arleigh is building, documenting and writing out her build up of a Salsa Ala Carte mountain bike with 650b wheels and a Xtracycle Free Radical Kit.  This is an on going series so stay tuned for more installments.
Late this […]

Kogswell P/R : Screaming Deal

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

Kogswell has an awesome deal right now on 59cm 650B P/R frame sets.  The reason is that the tubing is a bit wider than standard, which means stiffer.
The framesets come in two packages at $339 or $449.  Visit their site for more details (you need to scroll down towards the bottom.)  Or give them […]

650b Road Thoughts : Part II

Monday, October 6th, 2008

I’ve been riding more and more of the 650b on the road.  The Ala Carte with the Fatty Rumpkin tires is used often for my around town commuting or errands. The other main ride is a Salsa Casseroll which has not been converted to 650b YET.
Here are some main points that really stick out between […]

TwentyNineInches.com

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

This is for you.