GCN and BQ join forces!

[Spoker]

This is the annual BQ April fools joke.

[Jan Heine]

You mean GCN's April Fools' joke? That video has amassed more than 200k views in less than a week... The riders here have known this all along, but in the mainstream, wide tires not being slow is apparently still a pretty radical idea.

[edward12]

I am somewhat over-caffeinated this morning and the "what if" fairy is buzzing about my cranium. Perhaps/maybe the comfort afforded by wider tires actually leads to an increase in overall cycling performance? And maybe, dare I say my fine feathered fellows, it's all part of a bigger picture where "aero" gains are outmatched by "endurance" geometry, wider tires, and reasonable (i.e., compact) gear ratios? Now on to the absinthe and the undisputed supremacy of rim brakes...

[Spoker]

Originally Posted by Jan Heine

You mean GCN's April Fools' joke? That video has amassed more than 200k views in less than a week... The riders here have known this all along, but in the mainstream, wide tires not being slow is apparently still a pretty radical idea.

Yes I'm sorry. Did not even see the video since I'm already on the wide tire bandwagon.
Love your tires! Skip the April fools jokes , there's so much bs out already.

[RoosterCogset]

Originally Posted by bicycletricycle

This is a weird post Mark
Everyone knows this.
Doesn’t really mean much though.

I say actual measured width when mounted on your set up is a more important piece of information than what the tire says on the side. You disagree?

When we have real tire on a real rim it isn’t “how long is a piece of string” it is grab some calipers and measure your tire.

The actual measured width tells us more about all the things we might want to know (volume, aerodynamics and contact patch). It is in no way perfect though. Two tires/rim combos with the same measured width could/will have different volume and profile but it is better than what the tire has printed on the side.

Definitely, and oft ignored is inflated tire heights. A tale of 3 different Conti GPs

[Jan Heine]

Originally Posted by Spoker

Yes I'm sorry. Did not even see the video since I'm already on the wide tire bandwagon.
Love your tires! Skip the April fools jokes , there's so much bs out already.

No worries! And good advice about the bs: It's all about the ride.

[sg8357]

Originally Posted by Jan Heine

No worries! And good advice about the bs: It's all about the ride.

When will the official Rene Herse, "Jan Heine & GCN are wrong"
t-shirts be available ?

I need a fun shirt for Auburn.

[bicycletricycle]

Tire shape is an interesting topic. Casing construction and rubber thickness will effect the shape of the tire some. The lighter the tire the less of an influence I think but I have not seen a lot of info on this.

Originally Posted by RoosterCogset

Definitely, and oft ignored is inflated tire heights. A tale of 3 different Conti GPs