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 campyonly...@me.com www.campyonly.com www.wheelsnorth.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
