Originally Posted by
stevel610
Hence the modern 650b.
I asked a bike shop employee a couple years ago why they were suddenly pushing what they called 27.5 inch bikes. He said it is a new size, faster and better handling than 26 and 29 inch.
I told him it is not a new size, and that I had troubles trying to buy replacement 650b tires in the late 1980s. I think he wanted to tell me that I was an idiot but employees are not supposed to say that to customers.