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Old 04-07-05 | 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Juha
All there really is to understand is that this comfort issue is highly subjective. What is comfortable for you may not be comfortable for the next guy, as we can see from this thread.

--J
That's true. But what's funny to me is that cyclists who will talk about the "feel" and "damping" characteristics of different frame materials will poo-poo the increased comfort you get from fatter tires. The fact of the matter is that you could take the stiffest aluminum frame you could find and put some nice 28c tires on it and it would be worlds more comfortable than a really compliant steel frame running 21c tires at 120 PSI.
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