Originally Posted by
Abu Mahendra
once again, cycco, you speak from your narrow perpective. you are speaking in generalizations when it comes to weight, bb height, availability, gearing. again, your posts are prime examples of the bias, prejudice and ignorance about small-wheel bikes (ISO451 and smaller).
Under 20lbs. sans pedals. geared for touring at 26-83 gear-inches
19-113 gear-inches
No matter how many people you call biased or prejudiced against very small wheels, not many people are going to come around to your point of view for most of the reasons I've listed above. Flies, vinegar, honey, etc. You haven't really done anything to convince me or others that there is much of an advantage to super small wheels.
Frankly not many people are going to accept a 650C (471mm) wheel because it is too far outside the "norm" and are used in "youth" bikes. Anymore 26" is too small although the 27.5er (584mm and an absolutely stupid name) is a tacit admission that the 29er (622mm) wheels were a big mistake. Smaller than 26" gets into children's bikes and while it might make sense to use that small a wheel, many small adults get a bit testy about riding "children's" bikes. You can call it bias or prejudice or ignorance but that's the way the world works.