Old 06-11-11, 01:22 PM
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radeane
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Wider Tires. xxx 28c tires fit on my yyy road bike.

After much searching and reading about the benefits of a wider tire I decided to try out the 28c Continental 4 Season on my Cannondale Synapse. After searching the threads, the only information I found was that 25c would most likely fit but 28c would be trial and error.

Well, the tires fit with plenty room to spare and I can pull them off without having to deflate the tires first.

They also fit on my Jamis Quest but no pictures of that.

To me, The 28c tires do offer a much 'better' ride feel than 23c's. I haven't noticed if there is any discernible difference in top speed, but I do feel they do take longer to spin up to speed.

I like them for centuries, solo rides and easy paced charity type rides but I'd rather have 23's for the town line sprints and whenever you are with a bunch of people that you know are going to mix it up a few times throughout the ride. It could just be my perception though.

I would have pulled the trigger on the tires much earlier if I had known they would fit for sure.

I do like rolling on lower pressure tires for general cruising around town.

Anyone else riding 28c's on their road bike? I'm sure the information could be helpful to others out there.
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