I wonder how the current gen true road race bikes that can take 35 mm tires will ride with 32 or 35 mm tires. Will the gain in comfort given by the low pressure wide tires alter significantly that road race "handling" one is looking for.
What I mean is are wide tires (whatever "wide" might be defined as) and road race bike handling mutually exclusive? From experience, I know that 28 mm tires on my Emonda still gets the giggles from me. Will 32? Will 35? Dunno.
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Originally Posted by yinzerniner
Very valid point. Wonder if it’s possible to make an all-road frame designed for 32-35mm tires handle / feel exactly the same as a 25-28mm tire road race frame. Keep wheelbase, chainstays, trail, st and TT angles all the same but just increase BB drop and stack/reach figures. Fray seems closest although even that has a much slacker HT than most race frames, and that seems to be common in the “All road” category
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