26/09/2026
650B rim brake traditional touring wheel build.
Quality 650B rim brake wheels have become almost impossible to source.
The main things available are rim brake vintage wheels with a freewheel and disk brake wheels with through axles or possibly 135mm QR that don't fit in older frames.
- Novatec A171SB Front (100mm QR) F172SB rear (130mm QR) in silver 32 holes HG freehub
- Alpina Extralite Silver double butted 2-1.7-2mm
- Ryde Zac 421 (21mm internal) a solid rim brake 588 grams double eyeleted rim
Nice new wheelset with a modern cassette for traditional 650B touring bike.
Front came out at 945 grams and rear at 1100 grams, for a total of 2045 grams without QR weight.
These are going for sale for $500 ($570 on my EBay account) plus shipping.
PM if interested.