Originally Posted by
madpogue
So is the Raleigh version of 26". So are the old Schwinn 20", 24" and 26" sizes. All still actively supported and readily available, all for bikes that stopped being made long before 27"-ers were.
Nonsense.
I have never seen a bike shop, or a bike wholesaler catalogue, with more than one option for any of those sizes, except maybe two or three options for 26x1-3/8 (assuming that's what you meant by 'Raleigh version of 26"'). These are in no way 'still actively supported' anywhere near the level of 27" tires.