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We had to build up a pair of 650b wheels to try out but what to put them on... first up Jons Intense Slopestyle. The wheels do go round but as you can see from the photos only just.

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"These wheels came from Just Riding Along, big fans of 650b, tubeless and anything slightly quirky!" say Singletrack World in their fresh good Friday page.
http://singletrackworld.com/2012/04/fresh-goods-friday-24/
wheelset here > DT Swiss 350 hubs laced to Pacenti TL-28 650b rims - £4

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Further proof that 650b is here to stay, Pacenti are working on an enormous DH dual ply 2.4" tyre. The one we have is a prototype, we are told the finished product will have more knobbles to improve the handling.

What we know from the sample is that the tyre has an extremely rounded profile, much more so than most other tyres, for a smooth transition to the side knobbles. It will likely come in a lighter (well, 970g) kevlar single ply and the dual ply version shown here which weighs in at a fairly standard (for such a big brute) 1350g. The dual ply will be made in a tacky rubber compound.

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Curious to see how the 3 wheels sizes, 26", 650b and 29er/700c measured up against each other in real life with and without tyres so we got the tape measure out and wrote down some numbers.

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A couple of long-awaited treats turned up just in time for Bespoked, the UK handmade bicycle show in Bristol last weekend (23rd-25th March 2012).

We've been very impressed with Kirk Pacenti's TL28 rims so have been wanting to get our hands on the next rim from his lineup, the DL31. Weighing in at just over 500g for a 650b model (I think it was 505g but forgot to write it down and now we've built it up), it's got the same tubeless profile as its lightweight little brother and is impressively wide at 31mm. It's aimed at the hard-to-define AM - Enduro - light DH category and while I'm trying to avoid the comparison, it's probably a eyeletted, wider alternative to Stan's ZTR Flow.

Just to make a really special wheel we laced the DL31 up to a DT Swiss 240 Lefty hub which we've been waiting months for. The hub is made to the usual DT Swiss standards, weighing in about 15g lighter than the standard Cannondale Lefty Si when you include the custom aluminium Lefty bolt. At £150 it's 4 times the price of the Cannondale hub but the bearings should be better and it will match up if you...[ continue reading >> ]

Demo wheels and 6-week return policy on Pacenti rims.

We’re pleased to announce that Just Riding Along have been chosen to import the new Pacenti tubeless-ready rims into the UK.

We took some of our newest and latest wheels to the Bespoked hand made bicycle show in Bristol. The Enve carbon wheelsets (both mountain bike and road) were predictably the main attraction for a lot of people, but the second most popular wheels were at the other end of the price scale - Miche road hubs on Ambrosio road rims for £244. Other MTB highlights were cherry red Crests, 650b's, triplet spoke lacing and Alfine 11spds. On the road side, Chris King R45 hubs built on Alpha 340 rims were looking good.

We have recreated the show in our own yard, some of the wheels are now for sale at a small discount, but all are available as custom builds to your own specification. There will be a part 2 coming soon with the rest.

 

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