Sure you can, though I personally don't care to do so. I know several people, including my brother, who take racing bikes with 23 mm tires on fire roads.
On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 3:27 PM, Christopher Chen <cc...@nougat.org> wrote: > It's hard to say, Michael: You can't climb a fire road in 23mm tires no > matter how quickly you accelerate. :) > > > On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 2:20 PM, Michael Hechmer <mhech...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> For me, climbing is the real difference. There may or may not be a >> "significant" (whatever that may be) difference in accelerating a 23mm tire >> vs a well made 38 (e.g pari moto) and there certainly is not a difference >> at cruising speeds; but on a long climb where every turn of the pedal is a >> form of acceleration, it is hard to believe that a 270 gram tire isn't >> going to feel better than a 540 gram tire. >> >> Joy and liveliness both both exist in the imaginative realm - not readily >> subject to mathematical measurement. >> >> Michael >> BTW, still 10 below here. >> >> >> On Thursday, January 2, 2014 9:34:33 AM UTC-5, Steve Palincsar wrote: >>> >>> On 01/02/2014 09:21 AM, Jan Heine wrote: >>> > >>> > 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. >>> >>> Or even 2mm (going from 23mm to 25). >>> >>> And then there are the ones who say of someone's 25 lb bike that riding >>> it "must be quite a workout" -- even when the ride in question has less >>> than 2000' of climbing for 50 miles, with no climbs greater than 10% >>> grade and 120' elevation change. >>> >>> >>> -- >> 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. > -- Burque (NM) Resumes that get interviews: http://www.resumespecialties.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.
