as far as I know... the demi balloon tire resurgence started in Japan with some die-hard French Cyclo-touring folks who got the Hetre made. Jan imported them to the US and started riding that kind of bike. Certainly Grant was an influence in parallel for fat tired bikes in today's market, and deserves some credit. Also, many road bikes in the 70's and 80's had room for 32-35mm tires. Raleigh and Trek come to mind. There does appear to be a boom in that market today, but it's still a tiny fly on a donkey's hind end in total bike sales.
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