The answer to the question almost no one is asking is - YES! You can run 650B mtn wheels on an 08 Specialized Safire Expert FSR...
But why would you want to?...Unless you've been living under a rock you've heard how 29" wheels smooth out the trails and make getting over obstacles easier; but you've probably also heard that fitting smaller size riders can be tough...enter 650B wheels (or 27.5") which offer many of the same benefits without requiring radically different frame geometries...but who needs ANOTHER frame design?!
Well, what if 650B's could be used on an existing 26" frame...will they fit? Would there be any benefit?
The answer to the first question is yes, (at least some of the time) they will fit some 26" frames...the pictures show Patty's Safire Expert set up with 650B's and while the fit is tight they do clear.
Benefits? Stay tuned, we'll have a report once she has a few rides on them...
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