Horchata, also known as orxata, is a sweet drink popular in Latin America, Spain, and parts of Africa. The drink is rice-based in Latin America, but in Spain and Africa it is made with tiger nuts (chufa). A traditional recipe always calls for cinnamon and water, but beyond that, there are hundreds of variations.
The bigger wheels, however, have been skulking around the scene for decades. In 1999, Wilderness Trail Bikes got the ball rolling in earnest when they produced the first real 29er mountain bike tire. Soon riders began touting the benefits of the bigger wheel size. And those benefits are undeniable. For starters, the big wheels roll over obstacles with greater ease than standard 26-inch wheels.
Here's how it works: Let's start with the 26 x 2.125 size that became popular on heavyweight balloon tire bikes in the late '30's and still remains common on beach cruiser bikes. This size tire is very close to 26 inches in actual diameter. Some riders, however were dissatisfied with these tires, and wanted something a bit lighter and faster. The industry responded by making middleweight tires, marked 26 x 1.75 to fit the same rims.