Myths in Cycling (1): Wider Tires Are Slower (2018)

Re:Myths in Cycling (1): Wider Tires Are Slower (2018) by tokai on Saturday September 14, 2019 @09:17PM (#20974958)

The width is crawling upwards for the pro riders. No sub 25mm tire was used in the Tour de France the last two years, iirc.

I can't see them going over 30mm though. The article underplays aerodynamics in my opinion.

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Re:Myths in Cycling (1): Wider Tires Are Slower (2018) by SkyMarshal on Sunday September 15, 2019 @01:31AM (#20975735)

Any idea if pro riders increasing their tire size is associated with them also transitioning to disk brakes? Disks solve at least half the problem - braking. (Narrow tires may still handle better in other ways though).

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Re:Myths in Cycling (1): Wider Tires Are Slower (2018) by tokai on Monday September 16, 2019 @11:13AM (#20984871)

Yeah, disk breaks are definitely helping the trend. From the head mechanic of EF Education last year:

«The disc-brake thing has gained real momentum, so on those frames you can certainly run wider tires because there's the clearance for it. I could see it evolving to 26mm or 27 mm as the standard road-racing tire, sure. Why not.»

https://www.businessinsider.com/tour-de-france-wider-tires-l...

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