On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 11:27 AM, Jan Heine<hein...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > On Jun 16, 7:23 am, Seth Vidal <skvi...@gmail.com> wrote: > The explanation that Jan gave as to why there >> is no 700c version of the hetre is the lack of bikes that can take a >> 700x42 tire. Given that a lot of 700c riv riders can take a 42mm tire >> I wonder if there is enough of a market to justify a 700c hetre. I >> know I'd be willing to buy a pair if they were available. > > The Grand Bois tires, like all Grand Bois products, were introduced > because Grand Bois needed them for their custom bikes, and couldn't > find suitable products made by others. In Japan, there are few people > who ride a 700C tire wider than 30 mm, so there is no perceived need > for wider 700C tires. If you want wider tires, Grand Bois prefers 650B > wheels, just like most of the French constructeurs did. For the same > reason, there won't be Grand Bois 27" tires - that size is virtually > unknown in Japan.
I understood the reason, I was just wondering if there was enough of a market among rivendell (and probably kogswell and surly) 700c riders to justify making a 700c hetre. I hope I didn't come across wrong, I don't doubt your explanation, I was just hopeful that perhaps someone on this list had enough of a connection to someone at grand bois to float the idea of a 700c hetre by them. Nevertheless, thanks, -sv --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
