Originally Posted by
mstateglfr
fwiw, I have read Columbus Minimal forks cant clear actual 28mm tires and have a good bit of flex to them. Maybe thats true, maybe its case specific, or maybe it was an issue but no longer. No idea, just fyi.
I think they are just being conservative. I've been running 28mm tires for a couple years with no issues. I just measured the gap at 4mm.
These are 28mm GP5000s at 90psi:
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59 Allegro Special -- 72 Bob Jackson -- 74 Motobecane Grand Jubile -- 74 Sekine SHS 271 -- 80 Nishiki International
85 Shogun 800 -- 86 Tommasini Super Prestige -- 92 Specialized Rockhopper -- 17 Colnago Arabesque