Originally Posted by
L134
With my handlebar bag on, I can’t see my 50mm Mondials and my bike feels just as fast as another. Without the handlebar bag, I’m staring down at that fat sucker and my bike feels like a snail. I’ve concluded riding with my handlebar bag is faster than without.
Makes sense to me. When I switched from 700x40 to 26 x 2.15, I was always in danger of running into things because I was mesmerized by my fat, front tire. When I put my 2.5" ETs on, forget about it. My commute time, however, remained pretty consistent.