Any question answered...

You lost me at "race"...

Unless I come up with a disc-brake front wheel for £0 she's going to have to stay in the green, which is handy because I bought a pair of 35mm Hypers for her bike anyway but thought I might be able to get her some fast 28s.

It's like a commute but you might win something if you beat other people whereas when you beat people on your commute, you're just spending less time on the bike and more time at work.

you're just spending less time on the bike and more time at work.

Or more time in bed! #doingitwrong

I hate sleep. I'd rather be at work.

er, what?

Sleep is a (unfortunately necessary) waste of my time.

Work's an unfortunately necessary waste of my time.

I do all my best work bike research at work.

thought I might be able to get her some fast 28s.

28s on 25mm rims is green on my chart. Since the Hypers already roll pretty well, the big gain from getting an actual road race tyre is likely to be aeros and weight.

28s on 25mm rims is green on my chart

No it isn't. Unless I'm even more colourblind than I thought I was. He's got 25mm internal not external.

No it isn't

You're right, it isn't. But it should be :) If the tyres were actually only 28mm wide when mounted, it would be marginal, but a "28" GP4000S or Schwalbe Pro One is going to be well over 30mm on a rim that wide.

25mm internal.

I might test fit a 28 and see what it looks like. They normally come up to ~30mm on my rims.

Was about to say get some hyper voyagers before they sell out forever, but you already haz.

Shame there's no 32c left anywhere.

I think I have a couple of 32, a couple of 35 and one massive one, maybe 42?

Unless I come up with a disc-brake front wheel for £0

She could borrow my Hed Ardennes if that helps

Edit: Think they're like 21 internal

Thanks for the offer. It's not until September so I've got some time to see what her bike can handle.

No worries, shoot me a PM at the time if you fancy it. They're QR at the moment but I have the end caps for 12mm TA if needed

Curious rim choice. Not like you are going to sling a 2.35" on it. Right?

It's an adventure bike for trails, gravel, roads, light off-road touring, whatever.

But with 700c wheels a 2.35" isn't going to fit in the frame. With 25mm inner width rims it seems they are excluding sizes that would be useful, in favour of sizes that can't be used.

Curious.

sounds like a great excuse to buy/build a new bike.

I have no idea. I told her to buy a normal road bike.
It's got wide rims and wide tyres. If you want MTB tyres, buy an MTB?

Argh! No more bikes! I can barely keep what I have going.

Will olive oil turn solid in a freezer? (I'm thinking of putting chilli oil in ice cube containers)

Yes. It freezes at somewhere below 3 deg C according to various google results.

There's no exact value as it depends on the exact composition.