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From: Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com>
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
Subject: Re: Suspension losses
Date: 21 Jun 2025 07:59:18 GMT
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Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> On 6/20/2025 4:43 PM, Roger Merriman wrote:
>> 
>> Who is saying they should ride 40mm tyres?
>> 
>> I’ve seen some reviews of 40mm road tyres which broadly comes down to
>> comfortable but almost certainly slower than 28/32 though non racers may
>> well make that choice.
>> 
>> Not seen anyone claiming 40mm tyres should be ridden quite apart from
>> anything else relatively few road bikes will fit 40mm.
> 
> These days I think the main proponent of such wide tires is Jan Heine, 
> publisher of Bicycle Quarterly. IIRC he rides something like 40mm very 
> frequently even on smooth-ish pavement. But his articles seem to 
> describe his typical routes as having lots of gravel.
> 
> 
Even with the caveat that he’s not really mainstream, he sells sub 40mm
tyres 30mm/33 or so? 

Don’t recall him being quite so literal, my way or nothing, all advice and
indeed reviews seem to be it depends particularly at the 40mm end!

Roger Merriman