Originally Posted by
nancy sv
We have now offically started our search for bikes for our upcoming journey - and pretty much came up empty-handed today. I think we've decided we want to go with 700c wheels on this trip (we've always used 26", but are going to be radical here...). However, we are having trouble finding a good bike for the kids with the 700c wheels - it seems like as soon as the frame size decreases, they switch to 26" wheels. Anybody know of anything we can look at?
If you absolutely have to have 700c, you may have to go custom. There's a reason for that. Putting big tires on small bikes will make your toes inevitably hit your front tire. Go with 26" They are easier to find on tour, and won't require anything bizarre as far as frame geometry.