I know a lot of roadies, who don't mountain bike, who have never tried a tire about 30-32mm. Before these nice, supple tires became more readily available I had mountain biked and had tires for riding that bike on the roads (off-season), and then I got into cx bikes I had 32mm (ish) tires, and they were all awful (and over-inflated!). When I went up to 40mm that was an improvement. A supple tire of anywhere north of 32-35, on a bike that is not overly stiff, pumped to the right pressure, tubeless if you like, is magic.
Nice article! On Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 12:37:33 AM UTC-4 kiziria...@gmail.com wrote: > It was about 2013-4, I felt like I was on the cutting edge of bike > innovation as a 23 year old converting my Salsa Vaya from 700x35 to 650x48. > I'll never forget that first commute from those panaracer pasela's to the > compass (now rene herse) 48's. Magic carpet ride indeed! > > Joe, how would you describe the arc of your writing career to be a > journalist for Wired? > > On Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 7:37:37 AM UTC-7 Steve wrote: > >> Joe, thanks for posting the link to your article. Well done! >> >> I currently have three bikes with tire widths, in ascending order, from >> 40 to 48mm. I also recently gifted a fourth bike to my daughter - a late >> 90s race bike I converted from 700c to 650b with 38mm RH slicks mounted >> beneath VO fenders. (The poor girl, all she had for road riding was a >> carbon fiber Liv with naked 23mm tires!!!). >> >> You might say I'm a true believer. >> >> Steve in AVL >> >> On Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 2:44:13 AM UTC-4 Joe Ray wrote: >> >>> Thanks Ted, >>> Was definitely thinking about all the potential feedback--and wishing >>> 603s became a thing so I could plug them into my older bikes. >>> Thanks for the good words! >>> Joe >>> >>> On Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 8:36:15 AM UTC-7 Ted Durant wrote: >>> >>>> On Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 6:42:21 PM UTC-5 Joe Ray wrote: >>>> >>>> Along with being a Homer owner, my day job is as a journalist for Wired >>>> magazine. My regular beat is kitchen equipment, but this past weekend I >>>> had >>>> a story out about the glories of riding on fat, supple tires: >>>> >>>> >>>> I enjoyed the sidebar with all the appropriate disclaimers to head off >>>> the inevitable internet feedback on how uninformed you are. And a shoutout >>>> to 603 ...you have definitely been drinking Grant's Kool-Aid! >>>> >>>> Ted Durant >>>> Milwaukee WI USA >>>> >>> -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5337a486-51da-48a7-a318-b03522e3df31n%40googlegroups.com.
