My thought was to get the widest possible tires to fulfill my desires for a plus bike. I've sort of resolved not too buy another bike for a long while and ride what I have. I also was pondering this idea in the middle of a big snowfall. All snow is gone now, however the river trail I ride floods regularly and leaves the trail very muddy at times and I prefer wider tires for that type of thick mud. However, it's all sort of moot now as it was warm enough for Clem to take back his typical duties, going for rides with my son on a rear set. I did pick up a set of Ardents that I might play around with next winter.
On Sunday, February 25, 2018 at 3:42:30 PM UTC-6, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > I’ve found that the weight of wider tires sucks more out of all terrain > rides than they benifit the few spots narrower tires stuffle on — and that > includes winter riding (granted we’ve has a wimpy winter in terms of snow > depth). My Hunqapillar handles better with liteskin 2.1” ThunderBurts than > with wider and heavier tires. On my QB now (the only bike I’ve ridden since > November), 38mm Steilacooms are brilliant. Where the line is for a given > bike/rider/terrain/riding surface is going to vary significantly, but there > is a point of diminishing returns. With good riding skill, the number of > places I think “I wish I had a wider tire” is near nothing vs. the distance > I ride in total, whereas with a wider tire all those miles feel clumbsy and > cumbersome and plodding. > > With abandon, > Patrick -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
