Originally Posted by
Chuck M
I'm surprised that Wally World had 27" tires of any kind in stock. Around here I can't even find them in bike shops.
We here in upstate NY have had a challenge stocking any tire size to some degree over the last couple of years. That the 630 ISO diameter (what most call 27") are a far less common size then it use to be and that manufactures are struggling to produce the more common sizes (what with the whole C19 thing, I'm sure you've heard of the pandemic
) it should be of no surprise that 630 sizes are in short supply (and add that so many people pulled out of their sheds and garages the old bikes of their past to get some sort of activity when gyms and such were closed down).
I have a number of friends who also work in the LBS world with whom I talk about the industry issues. Some shops have done a far better job at managing their restocking needs then other less well run shops have done. Some shops have taken a rather narrow approach to what they can stock, what they can sell and what they are willing to repair (just yesterday I had a discussion w/ a customer about why we won't service his on line bought E bike that uses non bike standard parts and unsupported parts/tech.)
We currently have 4 different types of 630 tires on hand, not many of each but we do have a selection just the same. Would you offer to us where you live and shop? Andy