Originally Posted by alanbikehouston

It IS rather strange that every discount store and hardward store in America seems to stock 27 inch tires, and NONE of them seem to stock 700c tires. It is as if Wal-Mart and K-Mart are living in some alternative universe where 27 inch wheels are the only road bike wheel. But, that does mean that I can get a spare tire for my touring bike is some of the smallest villages in the USA when no bike shop is in sight.