Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad / ATB

The thing is, on the road wider seems better because you get better aeros and a grip due to the nice round profile. Surely on the grav your priorities change and you actually want something a little narrower (proportionally) for some sidewall protection and to allow a bit of sidewall flex to get the benefit of the larger tyre... Naturally it’s all a trade off though and you want the opposite for actually getting to the grav.

Edit: sorry @Lolo, I shouldn’t have taken it to a new page!

For a road bike. Even better if they’re deep.

Wrong thread tho

We’re not talking about 40mm tyres on 40mm rims.

No but 28mm tyres on ~30mm mm rims ... which would be a liability off road.

50mm tyres on 18mm rims. #likeaboss

Only time that combo is going off road is in a crash.

What do you run?

Off-road in the gravel thread = towpath or perhaps a dusty driveway?

We’re not talking about 40mm tyres on 40mm rims.

But why not.

A leaf strewn cycle lane. #shredsled

You should see the sick air I was getting off the curbs on my Kona.

#roadiemtbskillz

What do you run?

OMG is that an option? Want.

Rims look a bit too wide there.

just the right thing for those famous British winters.

#roadiemtbskills

My tyre pressure is determined by how low I can go and still not fuck up my rims hitting a curb like a fool.

[ this is the result of a particularly techy ride, hustling a cx bike with a bunch of mtbers ... feeling like a boss for having survived (with no flats) and then killing my rear rim bunglehopping a mini roundabout 5mins from my front door ]

Has @Dogs mentioned tyre inserts yet?

Want MOAR!

Dibs. You take paypal?

I use to pride myself on never bothering to inflate the tyres on the commuter. 23mm tyres at <40psi when you're >90kg makes for some interesting line choices when potholes are about.

I've been doing some MTB trails recently on an MTB and a gravel bike (because I didn't know they were MTB trails until I got to the singletrack). So far, so good although I won't be riding the MTB trails on the Tripster again :S It's doable but not exactly sensible.

50mm tyres on 18mm rims. #likeaboss

I used to run 55mm tyres on 16mm rims. What do I win?

@BareNecessities ‘ contemption.

MTBs don't count. Everyone did that 20 years ago.