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These are Mavic xc421 so basically gravel rims
Tyres are 29x2.6"
It is in no way ideal in theory, but I actually don't feel like they ride shit at all. New rims are 30mm and I will be running 2.4" tyres on those.
Hulsroy-
Thanks!
Yeah, I wonder how much of the modern rim width guidelines are purely to encourage upgrades to wider rims, and whether modern wide tyres which claim to have a profile optimised for a minimum rim width will actually ride completely fine on something much narrower.
MTBs were on 2.2"/56mm tyres on 17mm rims for decades...
Was more wondering if you were experiencing any freaky tyre rollover or sudden loss of traction with that combo tbh.
ectoplasmosis
What's the internal width of the rims, and the size of your Mezcals? How do they ride with this rim/tyre ratio?