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« on: August 26, 2026, 01:03:54 AM »
Good morning,
I tried a quick search but couldn't find anything on the topic.
I'm looking for a wide and deep (something similar to the Zipp XPLRs) set of 650b rims on a budget.
I've looked at the usual suspects (Farsport, Lightbicycle, Light Carbon, ... ) but I don't seem to find any.
I know people like to dislike this option, but I want to make a 1 bike - 2 wheelsets setup for my gravel bike and I'm missing a 650b wheelset for it.
It looks like 650b rims have fallen off favour in the last few years, but I do think that they make sense in certain situations, mine certainly, in order to maintain the same geometry when swapping from a 700c wheel with road tire to a 650b wheel set with a wide gravel tire + to maintain enough tire clearance with a 2x setup.
Any help is greatly appreciated.