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.