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Help me choose tire width for my René Herse

Old 04-23-24, 01:18 PM
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A minor thing but still a thing is that the geometry of the bike changes with a change in tire size. If a master frame builder builds a bike around 25mm tires, it will not ride the same with 32mm tires. That is a fact. Somebody really really wanted that Rene Herse magic and bought that bike new or had it made or whatever. It will be a different bike with fat tires if it was built for 25s.
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Old 04-23-24, 03:54 PM
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650b conversion ftw!
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Old 04-23-24, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by nlerner
ftw!
"for the width"?

omg. I slay myself.
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Old 04-24-24, 12:22 PM
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What year is that bike? It's a stunner.
Thank you! It's a 1971.
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Originally Posted by SurferRosa
"for the width"?

omg. I slay myself.
well played
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