On Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at 3:33:31 AM UTC-4, Emanuel Berg wrote:
Frank Krygowski wrote:

How big is a "29er"?

I think bikes in general should have bigger
wheels. Why not drop the 622 standard (700C)
and go back to 630? Only it can/should be
wider than the 32 of the 27x1-1/4 old road
bike standard.

Or even to 635 but with modern rims,
of course.

I'm pretty sure you can buy adult bicycles
with wheel+tire diameters all the way from
17" to 29".

Oops. Make that 36". https://dirtysixer.com/

Take your choice!

OK, then I'd like a Fuji Touring bike or
equivalent model but with 630 or 635
wheels/tires instead of the 700C's 622.

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Those are not hard to find in the U.S. In fact, last winter I helped get one
belonging to a friend back on the road after decades in his garage.

Sadly, he decided he still preferred to ride his mountain bike on the road!

But there are a LOT of 630 (or 27") garage queens around here. Some are
quite nice bikes. They're left over from the 1970s and 80s.

- Frank Krygowski