You are reading a single comment by @tomasito and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
@tomasito
"wider tyre has shorter/wider contact patch"
Is that true? I'd've thought that it would be the wheels size (diameter) that affects this, and since we're comparing 700s of different widths wouldn't they have the same length contact patch? I mean...same size, both 360 degrees?
I'm sure this has got more to do with me not knowing enough about tyres. I understand thinner tyres will be faster for racing, but i don't get the physics which explains why the converse should be true at slower speeds.