Thanks for the apercu; that makes sense. But I am glad that at least a few makers are making truly nice 559 road tires -- I hope the trend continues. Me, I want a 28 or 30 mm racing tire in 559. But meanwhile, the Kojaks do pretty well.
On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 7:41 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> wrote: > Patrick: 26" wheels are a hard sell, probably because road-bike-oriented > people associate them with "slow" MTBs and cheapo X-Mart bikes. Back when we > sold Atlantises, it seemed like 58cm frames sold better than 56cm by about > 10:1 (a guess). Perhaps RBW has a more accurate ratio. In any case, many > people saw the 559 wheel as a drawback. This observation also extends to a > previous bike shop gig, where one brand of road-racing bicycle used 26" > wheels on its smallest bikes. They were impossible to sell because of the > perception of slowness. > > With the Surly LHT, which has many similarities to the Atlantis, including > 559 wheels on smaller frames, there is now an option to get the small wheels > even on larger frames. Since this option has been available, we've only > stocked the 559 LHTs. The smaller wheels allow bigger tires and fenders, and > toe-overlap has been more or less eliminated. Also, the smaller wheels are > lighter AND stronger, all else being equal. IMO, the 26" wheels should be > regarded as a positive, not a negative. (although a nice bike with 700c or > 650b wheels is good, too) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/5oFPjaQngg4J. > 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. > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- 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.
