Originally Posted by
Homebrew01
Do frame makers really need to make clearances so tight ?? Jeesh.
Do they not realize stock parts get replaced once in a while.
I agree that a little more clearance would be desirable. Why restrict the bike to 23mm tires (and sometimes to just the subset of 23 mm tires that tend to run narrower than spec.)? A few more mm of clearance would allow the use of 25 - 28 mm tires while not making any noticeable change in the bike's handling. My Cannondale fork will let a 25 mm just clear but when riding on a road that's had some sand blown onto it I keep hearing a little buzzing followed by a 'ping' as a sand grain gets stuck under the fork crown and then ejected.