Originally Posted by
Six jours
BTW, I agree with the folks who claim the the 650b deal is promoted by people trying to make a profit by appealing to the snobbish "Look at me, I'm special because I use the same bead seat diameter as old French cyclotourists!" crowd.
That doesn't, however, detract from the point that 650b currently offers a rim/tire combo capable of things that no other currently available tire/rim combo is.
You mean the kind of "mainstream" cyclist who is concerned about the differences allegedly encountered over the course of P-B-P, for a 150 watt rider?
Or have experience with and love to discuss old Clement del Mundo tubulars, modern Grand Bois Cypres clinchers, Panaracer Col de Vie or Rivendell Ruffy-Tuffy tires? 650b tires seems just the thing for those folks.
I assume the market for this
new tire size development is, and will remain, infinitesimal.