Re: Private label tires

On 2/3/2025 4:27 PM, Zen Cycle wrote:

On 2/3/2025 4:58 PM, AMuzi wrote:

On 2/3/2025 3:51 PM, Zen Cycle wrote:

On 2/3/2025 3:14 PM, AMuzi wrote:

On 2/3/2025 1:56 PM, Zen Cycle wrote:

On 2/2/2025 1:28 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

On 2 Feb 2025 18:05:01 GMT, Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com> wrote:
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So while 26inch bikes are hard to find sold, though are used by trikes and
so on, is still some some choice out there,

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I don't see any shortage of 26 inch tires online:
<https://bicyclewarehouse.com/collections/26-inch- bike- tires>
Their catalog shows 210 tires in 26 inch including 130 tires under
$50:
<https://bicyclewarehouse.com/collections/26-inch- bike- tires? sort_by=manual&filter.v.price.gte&filter.v.price.lte=50>
Is 26 inch hard to find only in retail?
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_good_ 26" tires are getting harder to find.
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I hadn't noticed.
https://www.panaracerusa.com/products/gravelking-sk- plus-2024- folding- gravel-tire?variant=44625399218411
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https://www.panaracerusa.com/products/smoke-dart- classic- folding- mtb- tires-1?_pos=6&_sid=e30793acb&_ss=r

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I was unaware that panaracer was still marketing in the US
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https://bicycle.kendatire.com/en-us/find-a-tire/bicycle/ all- mountain- trail/regolith/
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https://bicycle.kendatire.com/en-us/find-a-tire/bicycle/ legacy- archive/ nevegal-pro/
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https://bicycle.kendatire.com/en-us/find-a-tire/bicycle/ legacy- archive/ kozmik-lite-ii-pro/

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All three kenda links return "internal server error" for online purchases, dealer links just point to bike shops - some of which are closed (in this area)
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There are fewer models, and the top ($$$) Michelins are gone, despite a good 20 year run (along with IRC altogether), but 'shortage' may be overstated.
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 But then one keeps running into this:
 https://www.amazon.com/KENDA-Kozmik-Lite-Pro-Tire/dp/B07PRDQ14H
 "Currently unavailable.
We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock. "
 Though sometimes you get lucky:
 https://www.wilier-usa.com/product/51747?
 

My regional supplier shows 29 tires 1.2~1.9", 7 out of stock today*.
In 1.95~2.2", 42 listed, 18 out of stock today*.
For 2.25~2.9" 5 listed but 3 are out of stock*.
(26x3~5" is of a different thing than '26 MTB')
*Some of the outages are normal to the season here in The Frozen North.
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