Originally Posted by
Jeff Wills
The reason why you don't find 26" wheels with a narrow rims better suited for that tire is that there's no market for it. 26" wheels are generally for mountain bikes and mountain bike tires are usually 1.5" wide or wider.
Don't even get me started on why my Baron Low was designed to use a BMX front wheel and a mountain bike rear wheel. In its current incarnation, it is using a Velocity Thracian front wheel and a Rev-X 650C rear wheel.