Originally Posted by
thehammerdog
love my bike but it has limited tire clearance 35mm is rear max but front fork has a ton more clearance. Is there any advantage to using bigger tire out front...
tires on now 25mm....fun fast comfy bike.
Advantages:
- Better steering and flotation in the soft stuff
- more shock absorption (a little like adding a small front shock)
- Noticeably more trail, making the bike more stable in the rough stuff.
For race day and race training, I like to run 50mm+ in the front, 38mm in the rear (as most of the power loss and rolling resistance comes from the rear). Besides, that is the biggest I can run.