Thread: Why no bikes made with tires larger then 27"
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Old 12-29-04 | 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Bekologist
Umm, Gary Fisher makes some mountain bikes with 29" wheels and has been for a few years. Edited to say, why doesn't he just call these 700c mountain bikes, maybe they'd catch on better?
Because then the "hardcore" MTBers would just cry, "d00d... that's a cyclocross bike with straight handlebars and I'm too manly for that!"
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