Originally Posted by
Loose Chain
This is one case where I seriously doubt that 26 inch tires will go away or become obsolete.
For one thing there are bike sizes out there including obviously the LHT where 29er or 700cc wheels just do not do right for the frame below a certain size. Unless people under 5-10 are outlawed I just see no way 26 inch wheels wheel not be around essentially forever.
I don't understand this. I'm 5'6" and have no problem at all with 700c or 27" wheels. I suppose that for 48-50cm bikes that smaller wheels make sense, but don't get why Surly and some others design what appear to me to be normal sized road/touring bikes with those tiny little wheels. I've heard people say it's because of shoe/toe clip overlap. Just about every bike I've ever ridden had overlap and I don't see why it's an issue. Others, obviously, disagree. That's ok.