I'm so surprised to see so many preferring <40mm tires. Once companies like Rene Herse started making nicer tires in wider widths, I have zero desire to go back. Being able to glide through a sections of rough asphalt, or being able to say yes to any fire road, or even singletrack, that crosses your route is a joy. I can speak more but I'm afraid I'm just going to sound like Jan Heine here.
My road bike is a Salsa Vaya, which I had shod with 700x35mm tires once upon a time. Then in 2014 I thought I was so brilliant and innovative fitting a 27.5 wheelset and fitting a 50mm+ tire in there, before the whole gravel or 650b craze that took hold of the bike industry. I've since only ran 48mm tires on that bike, including centuries + randonneur rides. I would not give up the comfort for any semblance of additional speed or weight loss, unless the roads I was riding was truly flawless. On Monday, May 12, 2025 at 12:52:29 PM UTC-7 Jason Fuller wrote: > That's an important point, that riding the tire size that the bike was > designed around will generally yield best results. It affects a few > geometry details, probably most notably trail, and perhaps the tubing > selection has these tires in mind too? > > My preference for >40mm tires certainly stems in part from the lack of > good road riding around me. If I had windy mountain roads with good > pavement here I'd be building a Roadini on 30 - 32mm tires perhaps. I also > neglected to note that my tire preference is specific to 650B wheels; I > find bigger than 38mm in 700c to be a bit too unwieldy for my handling > preferences. > > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/aa2d4787-bd4e-4c1b-a0f4-fc04667680d7n%40googlegroups.com.
