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barturtle wrote: Since it's now basically accepted that wider tyres have lower rolling resistance than narrower tyres (all else being equal), the few remaining reasons for running narrower tyres are mostly limited to:…
shiggy wrote: A 5mm headset spacer would do more than a slight tire size difference. When needed, I just slide my butt back a bit. Weight distribution should not be static. Yes - but only if you have an extra 5mm of…
Tubeless is the way forward especially if you regularly get pinch flats. Any tyre can be forced to go tubeless even on non-ust rims. Check out youtube. Personally I've been tubeless for over 7 years and only ever came…
They're probably packed with a really thick industrial grease. You could replace this with a silicon grease BUT tbh the grease that comes with bearings is the highest quality for keeping muck out. Silicon will run…
Do Alex rims have a better rep in the gravel world? They're universally disliked in the mtb world as they quickly gained a reputation for buckling really easily.
That's interesting. I'd have thought the bigger tyre set would have been more suited to 'dirty riding' and the smaller set for road. Anywho interested to know what 50 you're using in the 45/50 set up?