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AndyA wrote:

WrightsW5 wrote:Simple solution for the front, fit a Sturmey Archer hub brake and your rim will never wear out

Same for the rear, actually

http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/sturmey-arch ... rc=froogle

Yes, no problem with the rear, but dropout width and chainline become a factor - compared with none of that at the front.
I've got one like in that link, but it's an Elite ST with a singlespeed freewheel.

Great to see the Brooks factory as i've also been there and met Steven Green

Thanks for that link

I'd be interested to know exactly how 18-23 compares to 531ST (the heaviest 531).

531colin wrote:Hard to believe that 700c is actually a (French?) derivative of the old (British) twenty eight by one and a half inch size!

28x1 1/2 is 700b
28x1 5/8 is 700c

Possibly but i'm 6'1in and it's my favourite size. Pashley still make at least one bike in this size. And Pashley still do a 700b bike!

The 26 was a hypothetical size of both wheel and tyre together and the standard of a 26 rim came from that.

Simple solution for the front, fit a Sturmey Archer hub brake and your rim will never wear out

The best size has been around for years, 650a, roughly midway between 26 and 700c.

No steel! That's a bit shocking! Did I hear they are bringing out a fixed gear? Even worse if that's not steel.

Interesting reading, I wonder if Raleigh still use 18-23 for some of their bikes?

I love the ivory version with hub gears, but i'm going to build a lookalike - except fixed gear and north road bars.

531st is the heaviest 531, has high tensile steel type of weight.