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The 650b (R)evolution, Part 2: The 650b Godfather, (R)evolution, and 650b Sales

Click here to read “The 650b (R)evolution, Part 1: Jamis, KHS, and Tires.” The Godfather of 650b Mountain Bikes: Tom Ritchey While most of what we’ve been writing here on Singletracks refers to 650b as a new mountain bike trend, if you look at the history of the sport this wheel standard is anything but …

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The 650b (R)evolution, Part 1: Jamis, KHS, and Tires

It’s been all over the blog and the forums on Singletracks.com: the industry is quickly jumping behind the new 650b/27.5″/tweener wheel size, whatever you want to call it. This year at Interbike I was tasked with covering the new 650b products–quite a tall order! In this series of posts I’ll highlight a number of 650b …

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Jamis Dakar Sixfifty B Pro: Thoughts About 650b Wheels

There’s been a lot of hubub around the interwebs of late about the potential explosion of the 650b wheel size. Much of the commotion is around the very substantial rumor that Fox and Rock Shox are both developing 650b forks, leading many to believe that several major bike brands will be rolling out 650b-specific rigs. …

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The 650B Rolls On….

From DirtRag’s Blog: Their 650B SantaCruz Heckler (Beckler) is finished… And it certainly looks sweet! This bike is equipped with a White Brothers 130 fork, RockShox Pearl shock, Velocity Blunt 650B wheels, Pacenti NeoMoto tires, Maverick Speedball seatpost, and a CrankBrothers Cobalt crankset. Also, Kenda has paid attention to the increasing demand for 650B tires …

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The 650B Rolls On….

From DirtRag’s Blog: Their 650B SantaCruz Heckler (Beckler) is finished… And it certainly looks sweet! This bike is equipped with a White Brothers 130 fork, RockShox Pearl shock, Velocity Blunt 650B wheels, Pacenti NeoMoto tires, Maverick Speedball seatpost, and a CrankBrothers Cobalt crankset. Also, Kenda has paid attention to the increasing demand for 650B tires …

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