Why there are no (to my knowledge) electric bikes with 700c tires? All the ones I’ve seen use fat tires, what is the reason behind that? Cc @nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

  • kersploosh@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    700c tires are sometimes labeled 28" when used on e-bikes, at least here in the US. Maybe that’s why you haven’t noticed many. It’s really stupid since there is a different older 28" wheel standard with a slightly different rim diameter.

    • DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      Weirdly wheel sizes are one of the few things still measured with non-metric units in Australia, likely the same elsewhere.

      I think it’s simply that inches are a more sensible graduation at that length.