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@cornelius_blackfoot
just got the wee beastie back from andypancake at cavendish and was riding for the first time fixed, friend was saying he runs I think 48x17 for use in and around town, gives him more low speed control. and he was much quicker in and and out of traffic than i was, most of the riding you'll do in london will be ducking and diving, bobbing and weaving thru the mass of automobiles, so thinking the 48x16 I've got might be possibly as big as you want to go, otherwise you'll have an awfully difficult time hitting the gaps.