On Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:17:50 -0800 (PST), Chalo
wrote:

And Chalo - I have a couple friends who weigh 100-105 lbs. In your
scheme of things, are they allowed to ride 23s or woudl you tell them
they'd be better off riding 25s or larger? Not knowing them or their
riding goals.

If they ride on the streets I ride on, the smallest I could recommend
is 28mm. That's what my wife uses, and she rides about as slowly and
sedately as any able-bodied person could.

OK I have to say it - you're a dogmatic idiot on tire size. To make
such a suggestion based on your wife, w/o knowing them. The correct
answer to my question is some other questions: "What kind of riding
are they doing? On what roads? What are their goals." Not some huge
boy dogma.

Why TF should people who weigh 100 pounds and compete in some of the
toughest bike races in the US use 28s? It's absurd. It's saying "I
want to do worse than I can."