Originally Posted by
robbyville
Slightly niche but I would think it could be a good market to get into (squarely for people like me
). With so many varying trends on width and tire profile why 23mm vs. slightly wider or does it not matter since the inside track is what makes the difference. I think the key will be comfort but try to maintain weight for those of us that do look at that kind of thing. While I also believe that those who want to make it tubeless will find a way, from a marketing stand point I think it would be important to try and make some type of link to the possibilities for this, for your potential market tubeless could go a long way
I think 23 wide (at he 'brake track') widening out to 25mm further down and with an 18mm inner width hits the road market with 23c or 25c tires. Any wider and 23c becomes a bit dodgey. I'd like to avoid that.
It also allows for cross use but not so much on the 29er side unless you wanted somet slicks on there.