Originally Posted by
Prodigy4299
Perhaps that is the case in Ottawa (lucky you!). It is far from a universal experience for the rest of us. Neither of what you describe is available in local shops here and have to be special ordered and / bought from an online retailer and paid duties on.
Yeah, no local shop seems to ever have the tires (or parts) I'm looking for. Seems like the shop tire selection around here is mostly for roadies or gravel bikes. Which makes sense as that's where the money is for local shops here. Those two groups wear out their tires at a much faster rate than bike riders like me. Partly due to me buying tires with more tread thickness and partly due to me putting in less miles.