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Old 02-24-12 | 04:54 PM
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HillRider
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Bikes: '96 Litespeed Catalyst, '05 Litespeed Firenze, '06 Litespeed Tuscany, '20 Surly Midnight Special, All are 3x10. It is hilly around here!

Originally Posted by Al Criner
I have 32mm tires on those rims now, there is no problem. However, you get no style points for putting a wide tire on a narrow, aero rim.
+1 Years ago I happened to ride along with a guy I came across on the road and he looked at my bike and asked why i had such wide tires. They were 700x23's! Back then the hot setup was 700x20 or even 700x18. Those things are now, thankfully, gone.
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