Originally Posted by
wolfchild
26 " tires are still available but just in lesser amounts and the selection is smaller than few years ago...Blame the 27.5 trend for that.
You did not think your statement through. There are BILLIONS of 26" tired bikes IN USE. There can only be several hundred thousand to a million or two 27.5" tired bikes in use. Which of these two markets are the driver for manufacturers??? The reality is, ALL sizes and types of tires are hard to find right now. Surely that isn't news. When and if supply chain snafus ever get ironed out, ALL sizes and models of tires will return to the national and world markets. Like before, in proportion to the market penetration of the models and types of the bikes that use the corresponding models and types of tires.