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Old June 3rd 18, 06:20 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Emanuel Berg[_2_]
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Perhaps this was approached from the wrong
angle, if one desires wide tires, perhaps one
should get a 28" MTB steel frame and only have
the gear loaded the same way?

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Old June 3rd 18, 06:20 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Emanuel Berg[_2_]
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Perhaps this was approached from the wrong
angle, if one desires wide tires, perhaps one
should get a 28" MTB steel frame and only have
the gear loaded the same way?


Or 27.5", whatever.

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Old June 3rd 18, 06:35 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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On 6/3/2018 12:20 PM, Emanuel Berg wrote:
Perhaps this was approached from the wrong
angle, if one desires wide tires, perhaps one
should get a 28" MTB steel frame and only have
the gear loaded the same way?


Some people believe, "If a little bit is good, a lot is even
better!"

If you are among them, why stop at a puny runt of a 28" wheel?

http://blog.truebikes.eu/wp-content/...-copertina.jpg



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Old June 3rd 18, 06:41 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Emanuel Berg[_2_]
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AMuzi wrote:

Some people believe, "If a little bit is
good, a lot is even better!"

If you are among them, why stop at a puny
runt of a 28" wheel?

http://blog.truebikes.eu/wp-content/...-copertina.jpg


OK. Do you have smaller chainrings on that to
compensate for the wheel circumference, like
with the small wheelers, only the other
way around?

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Old June 3rd 18, 06:55 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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On Sun, 03 Jun 2018 12:35:12 -0500, AMuzi wrote:

On 6/3/2018 12:20 PM, Emanuel Berg wrote:
Perhaps this was approached from the wrong
angle, if one desires wide tires, perhaps one
should get a 28" MTB steel frame and only have
the gear loaded the same way?


Some people believe, "If a little bit is good, a lot is even
better!"

If you are among them, why stop at a puny runt of a 28" wheel?

http://blog.truebikes.eu/wp-content/...-copertina.jpg


How wide a tire do you need?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGGlODF7_RY (3:05)
Anything worth doing, is also worth overdoing.

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Old June 3rd 18, 07:06 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Emanuel Berg[_2_]
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Jeff Liebermann wrote:

How wide a tire do you need?


I don't need especially wide tires. Just not 32
and preferably wider than 35. Shooting from the
holster, I'd say my prefered tire size is
622-40, 622-42, or 622-47.

But this is me just projecting the project
based on my general experience and what
I've read. I never did any randonneuring
whatsoever on any bike!

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Old June 3rd 18, 07:56 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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On Sunday, June 3, 2018 at 12:20:19 PM UTC-5, Emanuel Berg wrote:
Perhaps this was approached from the wrong
angle, if one desires wide tires, perhaps one
should get a 28" MTB steel frame and only have
the gear loaded the same way?

--
underground experts united
http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573


Stop using the word "randonneur". As for wanting wide tires, which seems to be your only goal. That is easy. With the advent of 29", 700C mountain bikes, there are many wide bike tires for every wheel size. You can get many 26" or 700C bikes that will accommodate 1.9" or 2.1" wide tires. That is 48 and 53 mm wide. I'm guessing there are slightly skinnier 700C tires available too.
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Old June 3rd 18, 11:48 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Ralph Barone[_4_]
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Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jun 2018 12:35:12 -0500, AMuzi wrote:

On 6/3/2018 12:20 PM, Emanuel Berg wrote:
Perhaps this was approached from the wrong
angle, if one desires wide tires, perhaps one
should get a 28" MTB steel frame and only have
the gear loaded the same way?


Some people believe, "If a little bit is good, a lot is even
better!"

If you are among them, why stop at a puny runt of a 28" wheel?

http://blog.truebikes.eu/wp-content/...-copertina.jpg


How wide a tire do you need?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGGlODF7_RY (3:05)
Anything worth doing, is also worth overdoing.


Brilliant rim and drivetrain design, but it seems to disprove the "big
wheels/wide tires have less rolling resistance" hypothesis.

 




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