Old 07-20-22, 02:11 AM
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Originally Posted by 70sSanO
There will be a market for 26” tires for quite a while, but it is no longer a viable size for mountain biking.

You’ll get to choose from what sells the most, not necessarily the best for the application.

John
while 26” is no longer a first-flight MTB size, there’s still some decent tires in production, due to the sheer number of 26” MTBs that are still out there.
It’s also still prevalent in the BMX/dirt-jump sphere, and BMX tires make great rolling stock for the townie/path-bike roles that a lot of older MTBs get “retired” to.
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