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Old 07-15-24 | 04:55 AM
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Originally Posted by elcruxio
That's one way of doing it certainly. However using one doesn't necessarily exclude the other.
Just recently there came out a Dylan Johnson video where he discussed his bike setup for the Unbound Gravel race. He opted for both extremely wide tires for gravel riding (54mm if I recall correctly) and a Lauf suspension fork. I think his pressures were also quite low. While the context is racing, it doesn't actually take away from his findings. Cushier is almost always better as vibration also induces fatigue of its own aside from the fatigue caused by riding.
Yes that's all very good but are you touring on the Unbound Gravel race type of terrain? If you're doing an offroad tour, then by all means use a wide tire.

I'm touring in Bavaria now where the roads are great. Here a 40mm tire wouldn't be more comfortable than a 23mm tire. You can't get more comfortable if the pavement is already ice rink smooth. I'm using 35mm tires.

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