Re: fat is faster

On Sun, 9 Feb 2025 16:32:11 -0600, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

On 2/9/2025 3:54 PM, cyclintom wrote:

On Sat Feb 8 22:29:16 2025 Roger Merriman  wrote:

That Dylan Johnson has been doing some limited testing to find the fastest
Gravel tyres, which is larger than most folks would think.
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though does as he notes depend on you and your riding, my Gravel riding is
often mixed use, and I like it?s adaptability, which would be compromised
with much larger tyres ie be more draggy on the tarmac.
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Though if you?re just riding on the trails then a 2.1/50mm tyre is almost
certainly a better choice, I personally like being able to ride
tarmac/mud/roots etc which the all road/Gravel bike I have does fine, it
gives a bit to mates with newer bikes with wider clearances but it?s
certainly not enough to tempt me to a new bike!
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And if it?s really narly can just use the MTB which just flattens stuff!
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<https://youtu.be/iq9ydwkRt0Q?si=eX_6lRdPWtLwjh4k>

 
 
 
 
On my gravel bike I had 38 mm tires. Going fatter would have gained nothing unless the terrain changed from gravel to wild MTB.

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As noted, we all have our political preferences and our own
analyses of agreed facts. Such is life.
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That said, Mr Shadow is spending the day, again, amid cute
Brasilian girls and you're not.

Well, I see some when I go for my daily 10km ride. They jog
round the lake before the sun gets too hot.Though you probably
wouldn't consider 10km a "ride".
But for the rest of the day there's only my wife. She hasn't
been "cute" for over 40 years.

PS I use 29x2.1(CST Critter) front and 29x2.2 Pirelli back.
The CST , which are chunky, last around 4.000Km ? Not sure, because
odometer was broken for a while. Not sure how long the Pirelli will
last. They seem to be harder than the CST.
No way either will last the 8000 MILES I think someone
mentioned here...
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