Let's see what we can deduce from the entire photo. The road looks very smooth to me. It definitely isn't a goat path, and it isn't atrocious. Based on the photo, it's darn near smooth. There is an automobile immediately behind the cyclists, so the road can accommodate an automobile. Another vehicle seems to be parked off to the side, leading me to conclude that the road is at least two vehicles wide. A man is off to the side, looking elsewhere, so he doesn't seem too absorbed by the action. Cyclist in front looks relaxed, almost smiling, and his appearance does not make him look blown out, stressed.
Does your calendar tell you any more? Is there any possibility a stage has concluded, and that's why they are walking? Some other context? IMO, 28's would be plenty on the surface shown in the photo. I ride mixed pavement and dirt on 28's fairly regularly, did so yesterday. Cheers, pb On Feb 27, 5:37 pm, Eric Norris <[email protected]> wrote: > I was looking at my Tour de France calendar and it occurred to me that the > February page can teach us something about tire choice in the Golden Age. > The photos at the link below are from the 1912 Tour. Remember that in those > days (as shown in the photo), much of the riding took place on unpaved roads > that sometimes degraded to goat paths in the high mountain passes. > > Nevertheless, the rider in the photo (walking his bike over a summit) appears > to be riding tires that are about the same width as a 700x28 -- maybe a > 700x32. I wonder why he didn't select a wider tire, given the atrocious > roads. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/35176895@N03/sets/72157626037266187/ > > --Eric > [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
