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Re:Myths in cycling: wider tires are slower by pharmakom on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @02:31AM (#27511990)
Width matters for air resistance. I can hear the air coming off my 2.1 inch tyres. Rene Herse knob bikes are still pretty loud in my experience!
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Re:Myths in cycling: wider tires are slower by jmilloy on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @09:19AM (#27514988)
Yeah, in the mid 40mm range I don't think the air resistance matters, but up above 50, you're starting to make tradeoffs.
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