Not claim, Steve, but hyperbole. Was being cynical. With the amount of fat bikes on the road these days, my own perception of wide tires has changed. I now consider 26x50mm Kojaks medium narrow, and tires like 37mm positively skinny.
See you folks around and will stop bothering the group. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 8:57 PM, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > On Tue, 2012-08-07 at 19:39 -0500, Eric Platt wrote: > > Regarding "wider is faster" - first reference Bicycle Quartery Volume > > 4, Number 1 page 43 "I have found that lightweight, wide, supple tires > > at lower pressure are at least as fast as less supple tires at higher > > pressures." > > Bicycle Quarterly Volume 5, Number 1, page 23 "2. Wider tires are > > faster" > > Bicycle Quarterly Volume 9, Number 1, page 63 "For example, in our > > real-road testing of tire performance, we found that wider tires, run > > at lower pressures, can be as fast as (if not faster than) narrow > > tires at ultral-high pressure." (Citing the test in Volume 5, Number > > one above.) > > > > So, yes, I guess no one ever said wider tires are faster. > > > Look down, Eric. The 'claim' was "wider is ALWAYS faster." Your > quotations demonstrate that claim was not made. > > > > > > > > I really need something better to do with my time. > > Accuracy counts when you are quoting someone. > > > > > > > Eric Platt > > St. Paul, MN > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 7:40 PM, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> > > wrote: > > On Mon, 2012-08-06 at 19:37 -0500, Eric Platt wrote: > > > Now, I don't ride fast. And because of that, rarely ride > > with others. > > > And the skinniest tire I have is a 700x37. But if wider is > > always > > > faster, then the Surly Moonlander with the 4.5 inch wide, > > incredibly > > > supple tires must the the fastest bike out there. > > > > > > Nobody has ever made either claim. > > > > > > > > -- > > 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. > > > > > > > > -- > > 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. > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
