Kieran Iron Rider is specifically talking about the case where you have a non-repairable tire sidewall blowout on 650B. Since very few bike shops and zero sporting goods stores sell 650B tires, Iron Rider is making the point that you might be hosed in that situation.
It's partially true with spokes, too. If you break a spoke on a 650B wheel, most bike shops don't have that length on the shelf. Many shops can make a spoke, but they can't make a tire. The clear advice is that all mechanical failures should be scheduled to occur within ~100ft of the front door of a bicycle shop that is open for business. You're welcome! ;-) On Wednesday, January 8, 2014 11:22:03 AM UTC-8, Kieran J wrote: > > Many have noted that using a 26" tube for a 650b tire is pretty common and > entirely functional. 650b-specific tubes are ideal, but certainly not > necessary. > > Since 26" tires are the most common of all, I would say it's quite > possible to mitigate tire issues by either carrying a 26er with you or > finding one en route. > > KJ > > > On Wednesday, January 8, 2014 12:32:23 PM UTC-5, Iron Rider wrote: > >> On a related point, one concern with riding a 650 B tire is that it is >> not a standard size and is therefore hard if not impossible to replace on >> the road. If this were a 26" or 700C any bike shop or sporting good store >> could provide a (temporary) replacement but with 650B that is not an >> option. Since this occurred I swiched to SOMA B (with Kevlar) and carry a >> tire patch. No tire is slower than a tire with a blown sidewall. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
