To all you 29er's out there!

the thing is, my old flows have been great, the new ones are even wider, and possibly heavier, so do i really need the extra width?

but then part of the idea of the ss wheelset is that this will be the poor weather mtb setup to save the drivetrain being destroyed by Swinley mud, so maybe the even wider rim will make more sense.

still not certain if the ss hubs will be used for the lynskey 29er or the old Soma juice that is mainly being used by cycle trainees who don't have their own bikes

My Blunts are pretty darn wide. Like I said I was bombing around on them with 2.5" tyres with barely any air in them. For me it makes single speeding easier. I have some fecking step climbs, and not being able to smoothly spin up, means I'm grateful for every ounce of grip.

Its not so good on the road though. The physics probably dictate that a lower PSI MTB tyre will roll better. But lets face it, it feels slow, and thats what counts.

Save weight by running slightly narrower tyres, rather than narrower rims IMHO.

This is all, like a lot of MTB stuff, highly down to taste.