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Yepp...that's what I thought...You can remove the cassette/ freebie combo without any tool. Not the cassette itself from the free hub.

And yes the DT Swiss are among the best hubs on the market. Previously Hügi from Switzerland. DT Swiss has also the best spokes on the market.
The ratchet mechanism is also very robust and so easy for maintenance!

For longer rides/tours I suggest DT Swiss hubs for people.  They're among the lightest hubs going, crazy durable, easy to maintain, and rarely need maintenance.  350's are inexpensive.  240s cost more but weigh less.

I bring this up in this discussion because you can remove the cassette from either of these hubs with zero tools required.  Swap your spoke, then replace cassette, also with zero tools required.

For this very reason I used DT hubs when I created and raced the Kokopelli, Grand Loop, and Divide.  Also on 20 years worth of races and expeditions in/across Alaska, winter and summer.

DT hubs are very hard to beat.

how do you remove the cassette without any tools? Could you elaborate on that? Thanks.

Anyone having more trouble stealth camping and being confused with the homeless?
Such as do you have to go even further before you can camp, try to blend in, or try to look clean and straight?
I have been revising my planned Shuswap Okanagan Bikepack Loop to avoid homeless camps.
Some remind me of the outside area of a dragon's den with scraps of knights' armour and bones scattered all over (with the carcasses of stolen bikes scattered across the trail)

Oh well, very privileged First World problem (we live like homeless or fleeing refugees for the fun of it)

I would indeed avoid the homeless camps...

Isn’t 650b versus 700 wheels a question of circumference?

You can still get wider rims in 700 if your frame accepts it?


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My frame accepts up to 46mm in 700C but up to 2.4“ in 650B.
Hence the move to 650B from 700C in order to accommodate some 2.25“ tires.

Hi!

I just come back from a 3 day trip on some gravel trails with some rocks etc...I used 700C wheels with Gravelking SK in 46mm and the ride was quite rough...
I am thinking of getting some 650B wheels with some bigger tires, 2.1" or even 2.25".

But are these 650B wheels with 2.1" tires really much more comfortable than 700C wheels with 46mm tires? Or do I need 2.25" on the 650B wheels to feel a significant difference?

What is your experience?

Or riding to Abbotsford and then to Cultus lake and Chilliwack lake.

Or as from Hope take the kettle Valley rail trail up to Brookmere and then Princeton.