Originally Posted by icepick_trotsky

First, Jan Heine told me my 23mm tires were too narrow, so I gave 28s a shot. Great! Then he had me put 32s on my commuting bike. Fantastic! But I really can't see a context in which I'd need/want anything larger. I know a lot of 650B enthusiasts love their 42s, and I took some for a test spin once, but I'm just not sure it's for me.

Now, the soon to be released Compasses are 58mm in diameter. That's a 2 inch wide tire! Wider than a lot of mountain bike tires, yet knobless for road riding. Per Jan:



Haven't we hit a point of diminishing returns on this? I can't forsee any reason why I would need this much rubber.

https://janheine.wordpress.com/2015/...lly-big-tires/