Re:Myths in cycling: wider tires are slower
by dharmab on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @02:37AM
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To be fair the VStrom 1000 the commentor was riding is fairly heavy and street oriented. A KTM, Tenere or smaller GS blows it out of the water off road.
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Re:Myths in cycling: wider tires are slower
by ultrarunner on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @12:42AM
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I've ridden with some others on big KTMs who struggle a lot more than the guys on the smaller bikes. I think once a certain weight threshold is crossed there's no argument that the bike is appropriately called an "off-road" bike, no matter how knobby the tires. Conversely, aesthetics are always in play. Especially for the GS guys at Starbucks ;)