It is obvious that if you give priority to comfort and tracking, you should prefer af 25 mm to a 23 mm.
And why not 28 mm to 25 mm while you're at it...
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But even if you give priority to speed, the 25 mm tire appears to be the better choice. But nobody knows.
I don't think anybody has questioned the fact that the higher the pressure, the lower the rolling resistance. Narrower tyres can handle higher pressures while causing less stress for the rim. If you want pressures higher than what 25 mm tyres can take you must use a narrower tyre.
I always pump my 23 mm tyres pretty hard. 9 bar in the rear and 8 in the front feel pretty good. As a lightweight rider (70 kg including the bike) I absolutely don't need such high pressures, but then it doesn't bother me at all and I can ride my usual mileage without any discomfort. Even if the increase in rolling resistance might be very small, it doesn't seem like a bad deal to me.
I always pump my 23 mm tyres pretty hard. 9 bar in the rear and 8 in the front feel pretty good. As a lightweight rider (70 kg including the bike) I absolutely don't need such high pressures, but then it doesn't bother me at all and I can ride my usual mileage without any discomfort. Even if the increase in rolling resistance might be very small, it doesn't seem like a bad deal to me.
Depending on the smoothness of the road, you might actually be increasing your rolling resistance by pumping that high.
-- Benjamin Lewis
Seeing is deceiving. It's eating that's believing. -- James Thurber
Depending on the smoothness of the road, you might actually be increasing your rolling resistance by pumping that high.
Correct, and I'm sure on some roads that is the case. But typically the roads here are pretty smooth and I'm sure on average the rolling resistance is lower.
Depending on the smoothness of the road, you might actually be increasing your rolling resistance by pumping that high.
Correct, and I'm sure on some roads that is the case. But typically the roads here are pretty smooth and I'm sure on average the rolling resistance is lower.
It could well be. It's too bad there aren't more test results available for this. For me, 7-7.5 bar feels pretty good, for bike+rider of about 80 kg.
-- Benjamin Lewis
Seeing is deceiving. It's eating that's believing. -- James Thurber
