What Is Your Skinniest Tire?
04-24-22, 08:52 AM
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Event bike is 25 rear 23 front
Training bike is 28 Rear 25 front
CX bike is 32 front and 35 Rear
My truck is a 275
Training bike is 28 Rear 25 front
CX bike is 32 front and 35 Rear
My truck is a 275
What pressure do/did you run those at? For the full experience, I run those 20s I posted around 140 psi +/-
04-24-22, 01:14 PM
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04-24-22, 02:20 PM
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04-24-22, 02:36 PM
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04-24-22, 02:37 PM
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25mm on my road bike
04-24-22, 06:32 PM
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Honestly, cuz i am fat.
I also run a smoother tire in the rear as well with a Sammy Slick knobby on the front. I am a fatter individual so I like a little bigger in the rear so I can salvage some spokes if I get to aggressive. Luckily I have had good luck with my choices.
04-24-22, 07:23 PM
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Back in the late '80's I did TT's on 19's...sketchy in the turns...oh inflated to 130psi...didn't dare go higher...never flatted or had any problems but I went back to 21's and was much more confident.
I use Conti 5000's at 25mm and 90psi...love this combo
I use Conti 5000's at 25mm and 90psi...love this combo
04-24-22, 07:24 PM
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04-24-22, 10:03 PM
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04-26-22, 06:12 AM
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Anecdotally, I have had several riders tell me that the new Conti 5000 tires listed as 23mm are the same as the old 4000 25's. The clearance on my front is really tight, so I guess I have to just go with what works and to heck with the listed size.
04-26-22, 07:39 AM
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26" x 1.5", which will soon return to craigslist from where they came. Pedals hitting the ground when turning went from never to always on a '90s MTB with those tires.
04-26-22, 08:02 AM
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Flip that. The old 4000 in 23 would be the same size as the new 5000 in 25. The 4000 series was notoriously wider than stated.
04-26-22, 08:04 AM
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I have 25mm tires on 2 bikes. Both are older(33 years and 25 years) so they cant fit anything wider, otherwise I would have 28s on both.
04-26-22, 08:17 AM
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