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Old 04-22-20, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by hillyman
My comment on don't worry about speed is for someone who puts 32 tires on then not happy about the speed.
There's nothing inconsistent about desiring potential benefits of wide tires and also caring about speed. Life is full of compromises. Like, I know people who think helmet-mounted mirrors look stupid, but who also use them. But it's also not always a compromise: rolling smoothly over irregularities is more efficient than bouncing off them, so if wider tires are what allow you to get away with adequately-squishy inflation, they can sometimes be faster. That's especially true for unpaved riding, but can apply to areas with particularly disastrous paved roads as well.

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Old 04-22-20, 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by HTupolev
There's nothing inconsistent about desiring potential benefits of wide tires and also caring about speed. Life is full of compromises. Like, I know people who think helmet-mounted mirrors look stupid, but who also use them. But it's also not always a compromise: rolling smoothly over irregularities is more efficient than bouncing off them, so if wider tires are what allow you to get away with adequately-squishy inflation, they can sometimes be faster. That's especially true for unpaved riding, but can apply to areas with particularly disastrous paved roads as well.
OP was one said 32s made him slower. Maybe you should send to him. Maybe he cares
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Old 04-22-20, 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by hillyman
OP was one said 32s made him slower. Maybe you should send to him. Maybe he cares
I'm not addressing the OP, nor am I making any specific claims that one person or another ought to care. I'm addressing your suggestion that people who put 32mm tires on their bikes shouldn't care about speed.
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Originally Posted by Koyote
OP needs to drope the hamer.

Yes -- then dial it up to 400 !
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Originally Posted by BCDrums
...as the wise man breaks wind, and is gone.

YES ! BREAK ! -- Like the wind
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Originally Posted by hillyman
I don't care how fast you ride or where you post my friend. My joke on the 33 was to YOU on the impressive numbers on your posts.
My comment on don't worry about speed is for someone who puts 32 tires on then not happy about the speed.
Now I'm pretty sure you're just hacking on me. Impressive is not generally (or ever) something I hear about anything I do.

As for 32mm tires, that's what I'm currently running. Continental GP5000TL in 32mm. I've also run them in 28mm, which do seem ever so slightly faster. They also seem a little harsher. I've definitely run 32mm tires that felt *really* slow.
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Old 04-23-20, 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by subgrade
Does really a 4-7 mm change in tire width make a real difference in aerodynamic drag unless the rest of the bike+rider is as aero as it gets? (I doubt that can be said about any rider who isn't attempting a world record)
Yes. In point of fact, it makes the same difference regardless of whether the rest of the rider and bike are as aero as can be. Further, many riders who aren't attempting world records do put a great amount of time, energy, training, and money into being as aero and fast as possible. The notion that aero or weight gains are only of interest to a tiny number of elite athletes is, quite simply, wrong. People ride for a huge variety of reasons and in a huge variety of ways. If someone wants to go fast for any reason, becoming more aero is a very effective way to do that.
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Originally Posted by adlai
Is it the weight or the rolling resistance?
FYI
it is the the bike or equipement

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Funny how the OP just threw a molotov cocktail into the room and hasn't been back since. One might imagine his only goal was to get people bickering.
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If some of you guys shave 5-10 minutes off a 20 mile ride, whats the BIG deal ???

Put the clock away and enjoy the ride.
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Bigger (larger section) tires save wheels. Wheels last longer from reduced shock loads. Yes fatter tires are slower. What is my name here? That's right. Duragrouch. Plus I'm not racing but riding for fitness. AND, I put an old tube, sans valve, flattened, between the inflated tube and the tire on the inside, to increase flat resistance. This also increases weight. To paraphrase my dad with regard to any increased effort, "Puts hair on your chest, and flowers on your grave."
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Rene Herse Compass tires

Go wide
Go comfortable
Go faster

https://www.renehersecycles.com/how-...e-herse-tires/
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Originally Posted by altondavis2
If some of you guys shave 5-10 minutes off a 20 mile ride, whats the BIG deal ???

Put the clock away and enjoy the ride.
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