I wonder if the writers of these kinds of claims ever rode on sew ups much. With a more vertical side wall the vertical compliancy gets harsher. One of the shining aspects of sew ups is the smoother ride as the more supple casing is better able to absorb road shock.


I suspect that the reason some try to compare wide rimed clinchers to sew ups is that when pro racers use a product the rest of us want to also. But the threshold of effort to deal with sew ups is higher then most are able to handle. So we make our little mind games instead to convince ourselves of what we want but won't really get. Andy.