Originally Posted by
hhabca
Nice bike! 650B is the commonest size in Brazil? Can you walk into a bike store and buy rims and tires without special ordering them?
(first of all, excuse me my poor english)
Yes, is easy to find on popular bike shops (but in the touristic places is not as easy, the most bike shops there sell imported bikes - and tires - to upper classes).
But there are no much widths to choice, I know only 40mm (Pirelli "Selo Branco", 40-584), 45mm (Pirelli "Manga Turbo" 47-584) and 50mm (Pirelli "Manga Turbo" 54-584). See
http://www.pirelli.com.br/pt_BR/brow...alogo_BIKE.pdf. There are also other brands (I dont know what tire widths), but the best slick tires are Pirelli, indubitably. The name most used here is 26 1.1/2.
The "barra forte" or "barra circular" are theses bikes (there are thousands in all places here, and all uses 650B):
Originally Posted by
kpug505
Ya! What gives? Might be time for a vacation.......I could probably pay for it with some extra luggage on the return trip! The exchange rate is pretty good isn't it? Maybe you could make a nice chunk of change on the side by selling the 650b goodness on eBay?
Originally Posted by
hhabca
ya, that's what I was thinking. I wonder what the prices are like - they might be pretty high if the rims and tires are imported from Japan.
Maybe the Pirelli (
http://www.pirelli.com.br/web/motorc...e/default.page ) sells to exterior. The Vzan (rim manufacturer. its rims are very much good), also have site
http://www.vzan.com.br/loja/produtos...subcategoria=6.