View Single Post
Old 05-12-22, 05:56 PM
  #12  
smd4
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2020
Location: Wake Forest, NC
Posts: 5,860

Bikes: 1989 Cinelli Supercorsa

Mentioned: 11 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3560 Post(s)
Liked 2,978 Times in 1,801 Posts
Originally Posted by ClydeClydeson
the prevailing wisdom is partly that 19mm tires are going to be slower because they have to deflect more to support the rider, or need be run at higher pressure, or both.
Are you really trying to tell me my 23 mm Veloflexes at 140 psi “deflect” more than a 38 mm tire at 80 psi? If so, the “prevailing wisdom” doesn’t seem too wise to me.

Last edited by smd4; 05-12-22 at 06:00 PM.
smd4 is offline