I'd say buy the bike and ride it. Don't even worry about hoarding beyond maybe 1-2 extra sets of tires and half a dozen tubes when they are found at a good price. Worst case future scenario - convert the bike to 26x1-3/8 (590), which, worldwide, is probably more common than 700c.
On Oct 3, 12:35 pm, bradgantt <bga...@dentsuamerica.com> wrote: > I have a friend who is seriously considering purchasing a Hillborne > for his next bike. His only hesitation is committing to 650B given the > fact that he tends to hang on to bikes for a long time. His specific > concern is the availability of tires,tubes,wheels several years from > now. I know there are a lot of folks here who ride and love 650B. What > would you say to him to allay his fears? Thanks! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---