Want to free up my dropbar mtn bike for my wife to use this summer so thinking about getting a set of 27.5” for my fattie. Looking at wheels from Borealis but was curious if yall know of anyone else who could build some affordable wheels. Hub size is 15×150 and 12×197 respectively. Thinking 650b 47c tyres.
by ENTroPicGirl
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Got a budget in mind?
I got a set with Stans Baron rims, DT hubs, and DT spokes from https://lacemine29.com/. They’ve been great for 3ish years. Currently have 29×2.6 Vittoria Barzo tires. Smallest I’d go is probably 29×2.4 to maintain a reasonable bb height.
I think going down to a 650×47 would drop your bottom bracket way too low. I’d stick with something a little bigger personally.
My shop has a forest service crew that swaps between fat and plus sized tires and they go from a 26×4.5-5″ to a 27.5×2.8-3″
What’s your corner bar and what are the measurements?
Love the Girvin