Tire width qiestion. - Cyclocross Magazine2024-03-28T19:59:01Zhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/forum/topics/tire-width-qiestion?commentId=1198434%3AComment%3A67396&feed=yes&xn_auth=no+1 Yeah - this should be your…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2010-09-20:1198434:Comment:674582010-09-20T17:30:15.001ZEchappe Equipmenthttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/echappe
+1 Yeah - this should be your best bet.
+1 Yeah - this should be your best bet. Thank you everyone. The conse…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2010-09-20:1198434:Comment:673962010-09-20T02:53:33.656ZRichhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/RichardDort
Thank you everyone. The consensus is overwhelmingly pro fat tire. Now I know. Thanks!
Thank you everyone. The consensus is overwhelmingly pro fat tire. Now I know. Thanks! I'm 250lbs and run a 32 on th…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2010-09-18:1198434:Comment:672022010-09-18T20:31:47.961ZBrian Hilgerthttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/BrianHilgert
I'm 250lbs and run a 32 on the rear and a 35 up front. Tire width is not so much of an issue as is tire pressure. Bigger guys need more pressure to avoid pinch flats. I like the Kenda cross supreme ( great all around tread) and you can get them in a folding bead for around 30$. Just get a couple extra tubes and ride on some bumpy, rooty terrain before the race to try and figure out a good tire pressure for you before the race. I run 65 psi and havn't had any problems with flats. Cheers
I'm 250lbs and run a 32 on the rear and a 35 up front. Tire width is not so much of an issue as is tire pressure. Bigger guys need more pressure to avoid pinch flats. I like the Kenda cross supreme ( great all around tread) and you can get them in a folding bead for around 30$. Just get a couple extra tubes and ride on some bumpy, rooty terrain before the race to try and figure out a good tire pressure for you before the race. I run 65 psi and havn't had any problems with flats. Cheers I would also recommend spendi…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2010-09-16:1198434:Comment:670292010-09-16T20:43:53.812ZTavishttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/Tavis
I would also recommend spending a small amount more on a folding bead tire. You spend a lot of time accelerating in cross, and that extra 100g per tire for a wire bead makes a pretty huge difference.
I would also recommend spending a small amount more on a folding bead tire. You spend a lot of time accelerating in cross, and that extra 100g per tire for a wire bead makes a pretty huge difference. +1. Unless it's a really fast…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2010-09-16:1198434:Comment:669992010-09-16T16:04:03.276ZJ.D. Kimplehttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/JDKimple423
+1. Unless it's a really fast hardpack, you'll go faster with a wider tire at a lower pressure (see the CX Mag rolldown test... iss #4 I think?). There is some division on the fastest way to get through mud but for you, that's something to worry about further down the road.
+1. Unless it's a really fast hardpack, you'll go faster with a wider tire at a lower pressure (see the CX Mag rolldown test... iss #4 I think?). There is some division on the fastest way to get through mud but for you, that's something to worry about further down the road. Unless you're expecting lots…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2010-09-15:1198434:Comment:669422010-09-15T19:52:50.594ZTavishttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/Tavis
Unless you're expecting lots and lots of mud, get the bigger tire. It will be a lot more comfortable for a guy your size and will give you better grip.
Unless you're expecting lots and lots of mud, get the bigger tire. It will be a lot more comfortable for a guy your size and will give you better grip. I would suggest the wider tir…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2010-09-15:1198434:Comment:669062010-09-15T12:51:40.055ZGeoff Leonardhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/GeoffLeonard
I would suggest the wider tire, being a newer rider, it will give you more confidence in the corners
I would suggest the wider tire, being a newer rider, it will give you more confidence in the corners Having never done a race, and…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2010-09-15:1198434:Comment:669022010-09-15T07:00:23.754ZRichhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/RichardDort
Having never done a race, and with randomness of Maine weather, I don't know what the appropriate tire would be. Kind of why I am asking.
Having never done a race, and with randomness of Maine weather, I don't know what the appropriate tire would be. Kind of why I am asking. I just can't justify $80 tire…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2010-09-15:1198434:Comment:669002010-09-15T06:58:27.478ZRichhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/RichardDort
I just can't justify $80 tires for the first race of this type i've ever done in my current economic condition. The difference in price is literally gas money and entry fee. Basically I can get good tires and not race, or get cheap ones and race.
I just can't justify $80 tires for the first race of this type i've ever done in my current economic condition. The difference in price is literally gas money and entry fee. Basically I can get good tires and not race, or get cheap ones and race. Pick up the tire that will fi…tag:cowbell.cxmagazine.com,2010-09-15:1198434:Comment:668962010-09-15T04:35:49.130ZBlaine Kruegerhttps://cowbell.cxmagazine.com/profile/BlaineKrueger
Pick up the tire that will fit the conditions you will be racing in.
Pick up the tire that will fit the conditions you will be racing in.