Jan: I see analogues to the logic behind wider tires and the logic behind making that leap to dynamo lighting (which I think is something you've said before). And of course nothing I say will be particularly controversial to readers of this list, so:
I want to go as fast as anyone else, but I also want to go more places more times. Dynamo lighting opens up the night, so I get more time to ride without worrying about being stranded somewhere with a dead battery. Fatter tires opens up the space, so I get more places to ride without thinking, "hrm, this is a bit rough and unpleasant." I particularly like this passage: """Most of all, you’ll be enticed to go on small roads that have great scenery and little traffic – roads you might have avoided with narrow tires because the pavement tends to be rough. With more comfortable tires, you can even enjoy roads with no pavement at all!""" cc On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 6:21 AM, Jan Heine <hein...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Even though most RBW folks may not care all that much about going fast, > it's still nice to know that a wider tire doesn't roll any slower. We > summarized the data in our blog here: > > http://janheine.wordpress.com/2014/01/01/tires-how-wide-is-too-wide/ > > If anything, it may help persuade those we meet on our rides, who look at > our bikes and are intrigued by the idea of a more comfortable bike with > wider tires, but are afraid they won't be able to keep up with their > friends if they add 5 or 10 mm to their tire width. > > Happy New Year! > > Jan Heine > Editor > Bicycle Quarterly > www.bikequarterly.com > > Follow our blog at www.janheine.wordpress.com > > -- > 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- "I want the kind of six pack you can't drink." -- Micah -- 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
