Originally Posted by
bbattle
I was wondering why nobody suggested the mountain bike 29" wheels for a tourer? Same diameter as a 700c with the width of a 26" mtb. wheel. Surely strong enough if mountain bike riders are using them to bomb down hills and jumps, yes?
i have a surly karate monkey 29er with a rohloff hub. i haven't toured on it yet, but with touring tires i think it'd be perfect. (i have big ol' schwalbe big apples on it right now).