Originally Posted by
eric von zipper
I think the general thought on this is that 26" wheels/tires are readily available in developing countries along with western countries. 700c wheels/tires aren't; they are more available in western countries. Whether there are hard numbers/statistics on this, I don't know. I have a 26" wheeled touring bike basically for this very reason.
Well wround this area the trails are a bit rocky sometime. So I'm trying to figure out if it's a good idea to get the LHT in my size because it only comes with 26" tires. They just started making the larger sizes that carry 26". But they come with the option of 700c... I could be wrong, i'll check.