Originally Posted by
whoosh!
I don't care if you had your front wheel built by Peter White and your rear wheel built by Sheldon Brown, 700c is quite weaker than 26". I also just can't ever resist the urge to ride like a little kid, rolling into every pothole and mud puddle I see. And riding over every dead branch and discarded bag of fast food in the shoulder, I can't help it!
I don't really want to derail this thread, but I can't let this one go.
How many spokes? What kind of rims? Who built them? Because I can tell you, I've done more than ride over potholes with 700c wheels and have had zero issues over a 26" wheel. In theory they might be weaker, but a proper build will say otherwise. All wheels pictured below are 700c, none have failed...
Note to the OP: the 1x1 can fit 700c wheels.
