For road riding on a compliant frame a 32-33mm feels "just right". Even a liitle more narrow is good. My favorite tires these days is a Schwalbe Marathon Racer 35mm which measures 32-33mm on a Mavic A719 @37-42 PSI. I don't notice them, and that's the point. This is with my Franklin road bike. While it can take a 38, it's actually worse with a wider tire. It's a matter of feel, of detail, of precision and handling. A .3mm mechanical pencil feels and writes a whole lot different than a .9mm. A bolder font doesn't make these letters any easier or better to read than they are presently.
In contrast, I ride my Bombadil on the road and no matter the tire, be it 38mm or 50mm, it feels overkill to me. I think it has more to do with the nature of the frame and it's handling though. Ironically, even on primitive, broken up hole ridden roads I prefer the ride and handling of the Franklin road bike. It tends to glide over everything, while the much stiffer and wheelbarrow-like steering can be a bit jarring and ragged feeling on the same surfaces. Within the confines of this group it may appear a certain number may prefer wide-r tires, isn't it funny how one tends to focus on that which agrees, and ignore/dismiss that which does not. In reality "everyone" rides "everything". Take a look at bicyles/riders all around the world and you'll find such variety you quickly realize there is a certain silliness to any and all claims of this or that tire as "best" or even "required" for this or that surface. -- 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/086cd5ef-744e-48ad-8575-c1c1694d232fn%40googlegroups.com.
