mariusvdw Posted October 3, 2013 Posted October 3, 2013 I've recently upgraded my Scott Spark RC to 650B. I find it's an improvement and at the sime time blew some new life into a nice bike that would have gone to waste. (One get's nothing for 26'ers these days despite the spec and worth of the bike) What do you think and or what do you do with that high spec 26'er in the garage? TYGA 1
P.A.K. Posted October 3, 2013 Posted October 3, 2013 Marius jou fiets lyk lekker om te ry! Het jy net vir jou nuwe rims opgesit, of moes jy aan furk ook verander? BTW, steek jou nommerplaat weg
shaper Posted October 3, 2013 Posted October 3, 2013 26ers in the garage... ride them!! silent_bob and blind 2
banna Posted October 3, 2013 Posted October 3, 2013 My 26'rs are fine. Can someone please blow some life into me.
mariusvdw Posted October 3, 2013 Author Posted October 3, 2013 Hi P.A.K. Moes DT Swiss vurk opsit. Net DT Swiss en Fox kan die 650B wiel akkommodeer. (Sover ek weet) Ja hy ry nou lekker, maar onthou hy het nog altyd lekker gery. Dis lekker fietse en ek en hy het al baie ure saam gespandeer. Ek was nie bereid om hom vir onder R10 000 weg te gee nie. Weeg ook nou net so bo die 10 Kg's
P.A.K. Posted October 3, 2013 Posted October 3, 2013 Hi P.A.K. Moes DT Swiss vurk opsit. Net DT Swiss en Fox kan die 650B wiel akkommodeer. (Sover ek weet) Ja hy ry nou lekker, maar onthou hy het nog altyd lekker gery. Dis lekker fietse en ek en hy het al baie ure saam gespandeer. Ek was nie bereid om hom vir onder R10 000 weg te gee nie. Weeg ook nou net so bo die 10 Kg'sDis 'n lekker gewig! Is dit n carbon raam?? Ek stem, dis jammer mens kry nie die 26ers verkoop vir 'n goeie prys nie, want die fietse makeer niks! Dis sleg om goeie fietse te koop te sien vir R10k-R14k net omdat hulle 26" is. Jou upgrade is baie beter waarde vir geld!
Bos Posted October 3, 2013 Posted October 3, 2013 Hoe groot verskil is daar tussen die 26'' en 27.5" ? Ek sal graag dieselfde met my zula wil doen. Soos jy se, ek gan nie my XTR Zula vir 10k verkoop om n 29hart tail te koop vir R15 000 of wat dan nou ookal nie. Heinrich Hattingh 1
mariusvdw Posted October 3, 2013 Author Posted October 3, 2013 Ja hy's nou "carbon" hoor. Carbon frame, carbon vurk , carbon handles, carbon seatpost, carbon crank, maar vergeet van die carbon. Jy moet R30 tot R40 000 spandeer as jy 'n 29'er wil koop met die spesifikasie.
Eldron Posted October 3, 2013 Posted October 3, 2013 Great bike! A cautionary note though - those Ritchey Shields are tough to plug. Plug stays in for a radnom amount of time then all you hear is PWING.....PSSSSSSSSS......GGRRRRRRRR.....&^%*&^%#*&^%#*&^%&!!!!! Unknown MTBR 1
mariusvdw Posted October 3, 2013 Author Posted October 3, 2013 Hi Bos Ek weet nie of ek my verbeel nie. 'n Nuwe speeding voel mos nou altyd lekkerder. Ek dink egter wel die wiel rol beter en hanteer beter op tegniese terrein as die 26'er. Die kruks myns insiens lê egter in die rand en sent som. As jy nou bv R10 000 spandeer vir die "upgrade" na 650B, beteken dit dis beter as om die 26'er vir R10 000 te verkoop en dan R30 000 te betaal vir 'n 29'er. Dit bly die vraag?
mariusvdw Posted October 3, 2013 Author Posted October 3, 2013 Thank's Eldron for the advice. The Ritchey's was used as they make a better fit for the fork and it's dimensions. (Apparently) What tyre would you use for this conversion?
P.A.K. Posted October 3, 2013 Posted October 3, 2013 'n 29er met soortgelyk komponente sou selfs duurder as R30k wees as ek my nie misgis nie
Eldron Posted October 3, 2013 Posted October 3, 2013 (edited) Thank's Eldron for the advice. The Ritchey's was used as they make a better fit for the fork and it's dimensions. (Apparently) What tyre would you use for this conversion? Great tyres those Ritcheys. I only race XCO with them though because of the plugging issue (no stage racing). Very light with awesome grip! There are a few 650B tyres available now Vee Rubber, Schwalbe - not sure they're as low profile as the Ritcheys though - alas I don't have much experience with 650B. Most of the Schwalbe stuff is 2.25 but there are Rocket Ron Evo TL folding 2.1 in the country....should be low profilte enough.... Edited October 3, 2013 by Eldron
shaper Posted October 3, 2013 Posted October 3, 2013 Thank's Eldron for the advice. The Ritchey's was used as they make a better fit for the fork and it's dimensions. (Apparently) What tyre would you use for this conversion? With that DT fork, I do not think that you can get more than a 2.1 tyre in there?
kosmonooit Posted October 3, 2013 Posted October 3, 2013 (edited) Tyre choices are a bit limited in the 2.1 /2.2" sizes: There is a 2.1" Rocket Ron Evo PaceStar 650B which I am going to try on Saturday. Didn't have much luck with that (expensive) Quasi Moto 2.2" from CWC Edited October 3, 2013 by kosmonooit
RABUBI Posted October 3, 2013 Posted October 3, 2013 Selfde gedoen, het my so R7000 gekos, en is m0erse hayppy
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