Originally Posted by
noglider
[MENTION=46029]fender1[/MENTION], you call it banal after telling us what a marvelous difference good tires and proper inflation makes. So uh you're joking, right? It's actually one of the consequential equipment choices among many choices that are far less consequential such as headsets and derailleurs and whatever else. In fact, in my view, tires matter more than frames except that frames are expensive and much harder to replace than tires which brings frames back up the scale of consequentiality, if that's a word.
[MENTION=391744]catgita[/MENTION], could you please share your chart with us? It sounds very useful.
I don't agree if these new articles impart nothing new. It's the first time I've seen rider-to-bike friction mentioned as part of the equation, though maybe it was implied earlier.
Tom. True. What can I say I am complicated.....
Kidding aside, after thinking about it maybe a clarification is order. What I find uninteresting are the discussions where people try to convince each other that their view is the right one. I like what I like because I like it. I don't have to have everyone agree with me to validate what I like. When it comes to tires people require different things and as such, different tires.
The science (or maybe experimentation is a better description) part is interesting to me because long standing conventions are challenged and information that is new (to me) is shared. I feel the wider, nicer tires improved my riding experience but that is just my experience. Tire choices don't make people right or wrong and I guess that part of the discussion is what I find banal.