[RBW] Re: fatter tires for smaller diameter wheels

2011-05-12 Thread Mark R.
There is also the factor of what you get used to. Someone who rides 700c all the time, gets on a 26 inch wheel road bike, geometry adjusted or not, and declares it not stable, or whatever. Especially of someone has been on big wheels for all their adult riding career, as most of us have. I

[RBW] Re: fatter tires for smaller diameter wheels

2011-05-11 Thread doug peterson
Hopefully Jan will chime in on this if I've mis-understood the test. The BQ article was well thought out and executed, and a good read. My understanding of the test was that the bicycle geometry was a constant, and the object was to explore how various combinations of wheel size and tire width

[RBW] Re: fatter tires for smaller diameter wheels

2011-05-11 Thread cyclotour...@gmail.com
I think tire circumference was part of the discussion as well, not just mass IIRC there was a sweet spot in circumference that you couldn't get in a 26 wheel w/out a larger tire. On May 11, 3:34 pm, doug peterson dougpn...@cox.net wrote: Hopefully Jan will chime in on this if I've