aka Tom Reingold
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Posts: 40,503
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
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I'm not afraid my tires will come off the rims. I'm just afraid, at an irrational level, that they'll lose grip with the ground. It wasn't a problem in 2014, but since then, I gave up 25mm tires and rode 28mm tires a little and 32mm tires a lot. So going back down to 22mm -- as measured with a caliper -- feels scary. It's funny, because I rode tires like this for ages. Maybe the fear will go away in just a few rides.