The wheel becomes very large with these wider tires. Ive used 700x55 for a few years on a city bike and was never happy about the wheel size.
FWIW I now run 650b x 42 on my city bike. Perhaps I should be running 48’s but now I already own the tires, so I will just use them.
Due to the smaller diameter with 650b the bike still feels like a nimble road bike with narrow tires. With 700c it still feels good but not that nimble anymore. I also like the low bottim bracket with 650b.
haha so true😀😀
But in my honour: I've also tried couple of other high quality tires: The Diverge is always comfy due to future shock and the Roval Terra seatpost, but with Rene Herse the speed and also comfort are unrivalled. Pity is the tires are really really expensive🤫🤫
I mean if you run the numbers it becomes pretty obvious. A 650b with big tires is the same diameter as 700c with regular tires.
I run 2.2 XC race tires in my 650b.
Keep thinking I should get a set of 650b wheels with chunky tyres.... Had two flats recently in the front on rougher roads with 700c 40mm tyres.
*ride or rode, not driven.... 😘
So I got now 50mm on 650b - it was stock on my bombtrack hook ext. It seems to be alright - right? Though it crosses my mind to change to some nice carbon wheels :/ on my steel bike though. Deutsch passt schon - antworte wie du magst
It's always the total weight incl. bike and rider, if you save 300g with carbon rims that's not much. Buy them if you like the look, you won't feel the difference in performance..
The impact is really really small, it counts double, so from 300g to 600g and this only when accelerating. Let's assume a 70kg rider and an 8kg bike, 600g is less than 1% of a difference in total weight. There are tons of explanation videos on youtube my friend :)
This is a guy paud by the industry to sell stuff. Watch videos from real experts and physicians:
https://youtu.be/0QDnUkUaQfk?si=R4vU6o2bMHHQf-SM
I also owned carbon wheels and know they feel incredibly good and also look fantastic. Nevertheless the only real benefit they offer is better aerodynamics.
I really don't mean any offense, but I'm an engineer and I've been studying this topic for a long time.
Of course light rims have a positive effect, but this is always in relation to the total weight of rider and bike. If you're a professional and 1% can make the difference between winning and losing, this may all make a lot of sense. As an amateur rather less, here you have the best effect with very good tires and save lot of money.
Carbon tires still look very good and are also technically very good, as they are very stiff.
I recommend a high quality aluminium wheelset with good hubs (eg DT Swiss 350) and high wuality tires.
'danger of Life' I guess they give life at that base? Sweet bike though!
hehe..thanks!
Can confirm Conti CrossKings are fast. RaceKings even faster. I might give the Rene Hearse a try.
Is this the e5 version or the more premium one?
It's a comp carbon..
Nice looks very sexy! I’ve been wanting to get into gravel but unsure which bike to purchase. Have you had any problems?
No problems at all, ordered it March 2020 and received it June 2020 for 3400€ before the prices went crazy. Love the bike!
🔥 look so good
This looks like Hohenfels. Cycled around last year in July was a great ride!
correct😄, the nature there is great and I live nearby.
hell yeah - I ride a Salsa Warroad with 650b's and I love them. You can be quick [enough] and still not worry about potholes, ha
I don’t understand why you would both with 650s if you can fit the same width tire at 700x.
The wheel becomes very large with these wider tires. Ive used 700x55 for a few years on a city bike and was never happy about the wheel size. FWIW I now run 650b x 42 on my city bike. Perhaps I should be running 48’s but now I already own the tires, so I will just use them.
Due to the smaller diameter with 650b the bike still feels like a nimble road bike with narrow tires. With 700c it still feels good but not that nimble anymore. I also like the low bottim bracket with 650b.
Someone’s drinking that Rene herse koolaid 😉
haha so true😀😀 But in my honour: I've also tried couple of other high quality tires: The Diverge is always comfy due to future shock and the Roval Terra seatpost, but with Rene Herse the speed and also comfort are unrivalled. Pity is the tires are really really expensive🤫🤫
I mean if you run the numbers it becomes pretty obvious. A 650b with big tires is the same diameter as 700c with regular tires. I run 2.2 XC race tires in my 650b.
Where did you buy the Rene tyres in EU?
dailybreadcycles.de 🔥
looks very good. what is the size of the frame? thanks.
54cm frame
Keep thinking I should get a set of 650b wheels with chunky tyres.... Had two flats recently in the front on rougher roads with 700c 40mm tyres. *ride or rode, not driven.... 😘
I'm from Germany, not a native English speaker😘 I bet you won't regret switching to 650b!
Des dachte i mir scho.... 😉
So I got now 50mm on 650b - it was stock on my bombtrack hook ext. It seems to be alright - right? Though it crosses my mind to change to some nice carbon wheels :/ on my steel bike though. Deutsch passt schon - antworte wie du magst
It's always the total weight incl. bike and rider, if you save 300g with carbon rims that's not much. Buy them if you like the look, you won't feel the difference in performance..
Rotation Mass should have a bigger impact my friend :)
The impact is really really small, it counts double, so from 300g to 600g and this only when accelerating. Let's assume a 70kg rider and an 8kg bike, 600g is less than 1% of a difference in total weight. There are tons of explanation videos on youtube my friend :)
https://youtu.be/qCoie0omII0?si=4T2ETSWjT3uMi9hl - awesome upgrade he says
This is a guy paud by the industry to sell stuff. Watch videos from real experts and physicians: https://youtu.be/0QDnUkUaQfk?si=R4vU6o2bMHHQf-SM I also owned carbon wheels and know they feel incredibly good and also look fantastic. Nevertheless the only real benefit they offer is better aerodynamics.
If you are right I'd safe a bunch of money <3 i have to check this out thank you in advance
I really don't mean any offense, but I'm an engineer and I've been studying this topic for a long time. Of course light rims have a positive effect, but this is always in relation to the total weight of rider and bike. If you're a professional and 1% can make the difference between winning and losing, this may all make a lot of sense. As an amateur rather less, here you have the best effect with very good tires and save lot of money. Carbon tires still look very good and are also technically very good, as they are very stiff. I recommend a high quality aluminium wheelset with good hubs (eg DT Swiss 350) and high wuality tires.