Originally Posted by
tomato coupe
You don't have to use wide 650B tires -- they come in road widths as well.
True. They don't. But you and I both know that that is not what happens. Not at the factory, and not when the Rene Herse indoctrinies kick perfectly good 700C wheelsets to the curb and send money off to Universal Cycles, Modern Bike or Bike Tires Direct for new wheels and tires. 'Plus size' is not just a Victoria's Secret market niche.