I find 38-44mm to be the sweet spot for me for road (and road-ish) riding, including brevets but certainly not including crit racing. I can see wanting narrower if you need that razor-sharp handling and instant power transfer for fast, tightly packed peloton racing but otherwise the only argument that makes sense to me for narrower road tires is that one simply prefers the road feedback of a higher pressure, lower volume tire. I find 38-44mm at ~40psi gives me the balance between feeling the road but also smoothing out the bumps. Bigger than this and I feel that I'm giving up more in feel (slower, less precise steering; disconnected from the road) than I'm gaining in comfort. Of course, this is much bigger than popular road riding belief, but I chalk that up to trickle-down from racing, which doesn't actually represent what makes sense for most riders.
On Tuesday, 9 August 2022 at 09:01:24 UTC-7 Mike Godwin wrote: > 35 Gravel King slicks on the Roadeo, 38 Gravel King slicks on the BMC > Monstercross, 38 SOMA Supple Vittesse (measure 35, but tall) on the Bob > Jackson, 35 Bontrager somethings on the Poprad. Sometimes the GK tires on > the Roadeo seem wide because the front end handling seems to change a bit > depending on the coarseness of the road surface. But I really like the > smooth ride in the cushion of air the wider tires offer. > > Mike "fat and happy" Godwin in SLO CA > On Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at 8:40:36 AM UTC-7 eric...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Thanks for all the takes. Glad to see everyone's into going for plump >> tires :) >> >> Jamin, love that maroon bar tape and the general setup of your Homer. >> Lugged stem and seatpost! What's size rings do you have on your crank? >> Looks like a SunXCD. I'm considering putting Suntour barcons on my >> Hillborne, I have Suntour Cyclone derailers. >> >> On Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at 11:01:35 AM UTC-4 brok...@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> This doesn't really speak to tire width, but I continue to be impressed >>> by the RH knobby offerings. I love feeling confident that I can ride all >>> day on pavement, gravel or even singletrack and the tires perform admirably >>> on all surfaces. They're surprisingly fast, quiet, and feel great. I have >>> 650b x 48 Juniper Ridge on one bike, and 26" x 2.3" Humptulips on another. >>> Typically I run down to 24 psi for gravel or off-roadish stuff, and 30-32 >>> psi if I'm going to be primarily on asphalt. >>> >>> On Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at 10:55:22 AM UTC-4 jamin orrall wrote: >>> >>>> Beautiful Sam! here is my homer on 38mm paselas, very narrow rims so >>>> they only measure out to about 36. It feels great on the road but I >>>> definitely want to go wider, thinking about rebuilding the wheels with >>>> wider rims and fancy 42mm tires. I was going to suggest Jan's blog post >>>> this morning as well. >>>> >>>> Jamin >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at 7:46:23 AM UTC-7 Steven Sweedler wrote: >>>> >>>>> I’ve been riding (and touring ) on RTP’s for a few years now and >>>>> Jan’s post this morning makes it pretty clear thats not the reason I am >>>>> as >>>>> slow as I am. Also nice to see such an endorsement for 26” wheels. Steve >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Aug 9, 2022 at 10:30 AM <amill...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Call me old school but for strictly road I’m happiest with 700x38. >>>>>> And when I say strictly road that means I reserve the right to try and >>>>>> ride >>>>>> anything else I find enticing. >>>>>> >>>>>> I’ve come to that conclusion after riding many miles on various >>>>>> widths of 26, 650b and 700c tires. >>>>>> >>>>>> I did read Jan’s blog this morning. It was interesting. I’m glad he >>>>>> noted that regardless of speed, feel plays a large role in which tires >>>>>> we >>>>>> pick for a ride. I like the way 700x38 feels on my 57cm road oriented >>>>>> frames. >>>>>> >>>>>> Best, >>>>>> >>>>>> Aaron in El Paso >>>>>> >>>>>> On Aug 9, 2022, at 07:33, Richard Rose <rmro...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Forgot to mention; “long” paved ride for me is 50’ish miles. Buy >>>>>> planning longer…:) >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>> >>>>>> On Aug 9, 2022, at 8:23 AM, Eric Marth <eric...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hello people — What size tires do you all run for riding pavement >>>>>> and doing brevets and such? My Hillborne is set up with 44mm Snoqualmie >>>>>> Pass tires from RH. They are slick, I run them at around 37psi. Went >>>>>> with >>>>>> these seeing no downsides. I have clearance for maybe even 48s. Standard >>>>>> casing but I have a set of used extra lights heading to me soon from >>>>>> Vermont which I'm excited to try. >>>>>> >>>>>> Curious to know what others think about tire sizes for long paved >>>>>> rides. >>>>>> >>>>>> [image: Hillborne.jpg] >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/cfe3c3e9-343b-4264-9061-4697ae2b5920n%40googlegroups.com >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/cfe3c3e9-343b-4264-9061-4697ae2b5920n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>> . >>>>>> [image: Hillborne.jpg] >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/B589A924-4EAF-4BD7-8FDE-060636627640%40gmail.com >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/B589A924-4EAF-4BD7-8FDE-060636627640%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> >>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/06030D51-882B-4A39-A1DA-D299BFFBAFCB%40gmail.com >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/06030D51-882B-4A39-A1DA-D299BFFBAFCB%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Steven Sweedler >>>>> Plymouth, New Hampshire >>>>> >>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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