700c Wheels in New Zealand & Australia?

oxford_guy
oxford_guy Posts: 22
edited February 2009 in Tour & expedition
Hi - I'm aware that 700c wheels, tyres and inner tubes are not common outside of Western Europe and North America, but are they available reasonably easily in New Zealand and Australia? I'm in the early stages of planning a tour to the former and possibly also the latter and would like to know my options - would prefer to tour with a 700c wheeled bike if possible... Thanks!

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  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    700c tyres are common in NZ, getting hold of tubes/tyres and even wheels would be easy in any town with a bike shop.
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  • Ian Sims
    Ian Sims Posts: 735
    Yes, no problem with 700C here at all.
  • johans
    johans Posts: 24
    I guess apart from the 700c size it will be the tire widths that are of interest. You can certainly get 700C x 32 and suitable tubes in NZ, I have never looked for anything wider however.
  • Tourist Tony
    Tourist Tony Posts: 8,628
    Found no problem in Oz. In fact, the hardware shop at Norseman carries a vast array of spokes as well!
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