Originally Posted by
Jipe
About making custom tires, that's what Brompton is doing with several Schwalbe Brompton special tires but these tires are expensive (50€/piece or more) and Brompton is producing more that 50000 bikes per year with a huge amount of existing bikes.
Since getting out from under Raleigh back in '83, Alex Moulton Bicycles has been dedicated to continued availability of its special 17" (ISO369) road tires. No 50000/year production level. Not a huge existing population. Dedication to customers.