Originally Posted by
idiq
The only thing you have to worry about with 46 x 16 is the 1 skid patch, but if you avoid skidding and save your knees, it's not a big deal at all.
46 x 16 gives 8 skid patches, see
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=468351
Maybe you were thinking of 48 x 16, which gives just 1