Strange, from my personal riding perspective, I've come to prefer wider (37 to 40mm) 700C tires. Whereas, my attempt at liking 650B was so sub-optimal I shall refrain from trying again.
The handling seems to work best for me with those tires. And there are sufficient tires (and bikes) available to make me happy. Am trying to decide if 26x2.00" is also worth keeping. As it may be more useful on midwest gravel roads. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 10:34 PM, Jan Heine <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think there's a better chance I'll be > > struck on the head by a meteorite than that we'll live to see the pro > > peloton switch to 650B. > > That is why I said: "From a purely technical perspective..." > > However, things can change. In the 1980s, bicycle tourists were told > to use 27" wheels, because you always can get tires for those, whereas > 700C can be hard to find... Today, you'll have to look hard for a 27" > tire. > > Jan Heine > Editor > Bicycle Quarterly > http://www.bikequarterly.com > > Follow our blog at http://janheine.wordpress.com/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
