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caligurl
06-09-2005, 08:34 AM
can any of you add to this list for me?

i know that:

mavic
easton
velomax
american classic

all make 650 wheels.. are there any other companies that i'm not finding?

thanx!
Adventure Girl
06-09-2005, 08:38 AM
Mine are Bontragers.
caligurl
06-09-2005, 08:40 AM
ahhh that's right! forgot about them.. ok... now a silly question... since i think of bontrager as trek... would it be "cool" to put bontragers on a non-trek bike?
SadieKate
06-09-2005, 09:24 AM
Velocity
HED
Zipp

What about Alex?
caligurl
06-09-2005, 09:27 AM
thanx, sadie... i'll look those up and see what i come up with!
SadieKate
06-09-2005, 09:46 AM
Ritchey also makes 650 wheelsets. Are you only looking for factory wheels? You could probably get a bunch of options in custom wheels.
CorsairMac
06-09-2005, 12:44 PM
ahhh that's right! forgot about them.. ok... now a silly question... since i think of bontrager as trek... would it be "cool" to put bontragers on a non-trek bike?

ROFL - I think it would be just fine!........you can always tell the bontragers it's a trek and then pray the tires can't read! ;)
emily_in_nc
06-09-2005, 12:54 PM
ahhh that's right! forgot about them.. ok... now a silly question... since i think of bontrager as trek... would it be "cool" to put bontragers on a non-trek bike?

I actually tried to when I got my Aegis Swift built last year. I was torn between the Bontrager Race Lites 650s and the Mavic Kysirium Elites. I finally went with the Bontrager, but they ended up holding up having my bike built. Trek was so busy building wheels for the USPS team that they were way delayed, so I switched to the Kysiriums, which I've loved. It was a toss-up as they were both about the same weight and price. I love the look of the Kysiriums and they've been great wheels - no complaints.

Emily
wabisabi
06-09-2005, 07:39 PM
Rivendell has them: http://www.rivbike.com/webalog/wheels/18188.html
Kathi
06-11-2005, 06:37 PM
What's the difference between a 650B Wheelset and a 650C wheelset?
I have the American Classics with Sapim spokes. I love them.
Veronica
06-11-2005, 06:50 PM
650s are supposed to all end up being the same diameter. 650A had a smaller rim, bigger tires, 650 B has a bigger rim, smaller tires, 650 C has the biggest rim, smallest tires. They are NOT interchangable.

V.