Originally Posted by
jamesdak
LOL, has nothing to do with defending caliper brakes. Just a simple correction of bad information is all. Use what ya want. But just to make you feel better I go the extreme and point out I'm even running 42mm tires with caliper brakes, so there, LOL!!
What bad info? I parlayed my specific experience...the issue is not fundamental clearance once installed, but the clearance of the caliper to enable the tire to pass through on each install/uninstall. Once the caliper is tensioned for a particular rim width, the amount of incremental clearance provided by the release lever provides a restriction on wider tires when trying to remove wheels for transport, as experienced by yours truly.