Dear Steve, 47 to 55-584 is is about 1.37X by area and 1.38X by volume.
Compare to a 23mm to 28-622 tire 1.48X by area and 1.5X by volume. I definitely notice the difference between a 23 and a 28, and between a 28 and a 32 (using the same tire casing and adjusting the tire pressure as appropriate). You'll sure notice the difference if one is pumping up the tires for consistent drop. I find for road use that the tire pressure that works best for handling and riding out of the saddle etc tends to offset the change in very wide tires (I submit that 47-55mm tires on the road are very wide; your definitions may vary) and that the difference is not as prounounced above some threshold (for me it is the 38mm to 42-584 change or the 30mm to 35-622 differences). Best Regards, Will Willliam M. deRosset Fort Collins, CO On Friday, August 7, 2020 at 1:13:40 PM UTC-6, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > On 8/7/20 3:03 PM, Jason Fuller wrote: > > While I should take my own advice when I say this, I think the > > difference between 47c and 2.1" is almost all in one's head > > > The difference between 47 mm ( "47c" is fingernails screeching on a > blackboard) and 2.1" is a whopping 5.3mm. 5.3mm is more than the > difference between a 23mm tire and a 28mm tire; more than the difference > between a 28mm tire and a 32mm tire; more than the difference between a > 38mm tire and a 42mm tire. Those are non-trivial differences, and are > instantly noticeable when riding. "Almost all in one's head?" I doubt > it... > > > -- > Steve Palincsar > Alexandria, Virginia > USA > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3804a613-51c3-4bcb-8306-e3f5969f4dado%40googlegroups.com.
