Might well be the case .. but a subjective opine. Like to see some techie do hard data ... mount some gadget on the frame and actually MEASURE the road input into the bike unit. Wide vs narrow .. tube-ass vs tubular .. et al. Hard Data.. not opines.
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You are referring to yourself, correct?WinterRider wrote: ↑Fri Aug 10, 2018 12:47 pmWhy not.. what does it matter anyway? Does amaze me at times how the many jump to some simple conclusion W/O thinking.
No, air volume is not what a wide rim is about. The component you're referring to is increased tire width which allows lower pressure at the same casing tension. That improves ride quality...to a point.Consider .. the air volume added to the ride.. is that not what the "wide" rim is about? The whole of the cavity of the rim is air ... would that not improve ride Q?
PV=nRT. You are looking at very small changes in V relative to the overall V, so very small changes in pressure that are negligible, and that assumes an inelastic tire, which they are not.
lol!WinterRider wrote: ↑Sat Aug 11, 2018 12:52 pmTake your tubeless in 25, 28 and 32mm width's.. inflate to SAME psi.. which one rides the softest.. 32 hands down.
Running Turbo Cotton with Vredestein latex tubes.romanmoser wrote: ↑interested in ordering rims also without spokes holes
So can you elaborate ?
I just don't see the benefit, I now build the wheels myself and I don't want to mess around with magnets etc. Plus, the drilled rim with tape is probably still lighter
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F45 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 11, 2018 9:54 pmlol!WinterRider wrote: ↑Sat Aug 11, 2018 12:52 pmTake your tubeless in 25, 28 and 32mm width's.. inflate to SAME psi.. which one rides the softest.. 32 hands down.
Fools... always are laughing.
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He's right though, wider tires are harder at the same pressure.
A big part of the "wide tires are faster" myth comes from this fact; inflated to the same level of compliance the difference is much smaller.
A big part of the "wide tires are faster" myth comes from this fact; inflated to the same level of compliance the difference is much smaller.
Life is a comedy to those who think.WinterRider wrote: ↑Sun Aug 12, 2018 1:08 pmFools... always are laughing.F45 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 11, 2018 9:54 pmlol!WinterRider wrote: ↑Sat Aug 11, 2018 12:52 pmTake your tubeless in 25, 28 and 32mm width's.. inflate to SAME psi.. which one rides the softest.. 32 hands down.
Yeah, I used to also dismiss the wider-is-faster tests since it was (often?) done at same psi. But I think enough tests have shown now that even what we think are relatively smooth roads are faster on softer tires. And that on high-quality (supple) tires the difference in rolling resistance with a comfortable pressure -- even on steel drums -- is quite small.bm0p700f wrote:if the road is rough enough lower pressure are faster though.
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Wait so you're telling me that a 32mm tyre will feel softer at 100 psi than a 23mm one.WinterRider wrote:Hey .. 'thick' works.pushstart wrote: ↑Fri Aug 10, 2018 3:42 pmYeah, I tried to convert a single-walled rim to tubeless with Stans tape and it did not work at all. Maybe if you start with a thicker tape ... and many layers. This doesn't sound nice.
I still don't understand the value that the extra air volume is providing inside the rim, though. Can you explain how that helps here? Maybe I'm being thick.
Take your tubeless in 25, 28 and 32mm width's.. inflate to SAME psi.. which one rides the softest.. 32 hands down. I have done this... the 32 even rolls as well all in SAME model tire. So I want to run 25's... give me more air volume.. go SW and put that space to work as the shock absorber.
One of the posters back when made some salient points wider vs narrow rims... think the gist of it was 'not always the advantage wider'. I say .. where is the black and white data? Easy to mount a device to measure feedback into the bike for the tech savvy.. don't see that done. IMO wide rims .. plastic rims .. heavier and just another route to shake the coins free.
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Going to build a pair of superlight tubular climbing wheels for disc brakes. The choice is between a 23 mm wide rim at 250 g and a 25 mm at 280 g, both with a depth of 25 mm. How does rim width affect tubular tires? Will there be any real world differences at all, considering we're talking disc brake wheels which will only be used with 24-28 mm road tires?
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Depending on tyre size the wider rim will offer better support
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