Originally Posted by
Geocyclist
Does anyone make 26” road wheels, or 26” x 23 mm tires? This would make a 26” wheeled tandem much more attractive for road cycling.
Narrow Rims are easy...
- Velocity's 26" Fusion rim uses the same 19mm width extrusion as their 700c rim which is ideal for 23mm - 28mm tires, and the AeroHead with it's 22mm wide extrusion is also a good choice.
- daVinci makes its own 26" V-22 rim that has a 22mm width that works fine with 25mm - 32mm tires, but is probably marginal for 23mm.
Narrow Tires are the problem... 26 x 1.1 (28-559) is standard fare, although Continental makes the Grand Prix in a 25mm width (25-559), both folding and wire bead. I also want to say that Tufo makes a 23mm (23-559) Tubular.