Most, if not all, of us who visit this group know that one of Grant Petersen's primary bicycle frame design goals is maximizing tire clearance to allow a rider the option for wider tires than typical production bicycles can fit. He has clearly explained this in multiple Reader issues as well on the website. Parallel to this, he has complained about how cycling mass media, such as Bicycling Magazine, misleads readers with information that is not really in the interest of most riders (excessive focus on performance and bike weight, general riding modeled after road racing, etc).
The industry is gradually changing towards wider tires, but the road bike industry has been reluctant to move past short reach brakes. In this Bicycling Magazine article from Jan. 2016 <http://www.bicycling.com/bikes-gear/components/an-ode-to-long-reach-brakes>, the author not only admits the poor job the magazine has done in highlighting road bikes with more tire clearance and the benefits of more brake reach in bicycle design, but even suggests the Roadeo as a fat-tired (for road bikes) fendered road bike. Maybe there's still hope (sarcasm intended)! Have a nice ride! -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
