700/38 vs 700/23 tyres on a "comfort" hybrid commuter bike.
TimC wrote:
On 2011-11-09, Theo Bekkers (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
We've had this discussion before and there's no argument that the
rolling resistance of a wide tire and a narrow tire are the same when
both are at the same pressure. However, the narrow tire will
invariably have a higher recommended tire pressure, so when a wide and
Not quite invariably. I upgraded one of my early bikes by replacing
the stock 45PSI tyres with 80PSI ones. Same dimensions, but heck of a
lot better to ride on! Stupid kmart bikes --- BTH bait.
Oh I agree Tim, kmart bikes ARE rubbish! You have to go to BigW to get a good one! :-)
BTH
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