'Upgrading' to skinny tyres pointless for London commuting

so fat girls are better then ?

so fat girls are better then ?

Depends on how you measure performance

Faster ? Nice ride ?

It's what we all want

To compare one with the other is like comparing apples with pears.

That's his point; it is comparing apples with pears, rather than the more common incomparables such as chalk/cheese or apples/oranges. Pears and apples are both pomaceous fruits, and likewise high performance and low rolling resistance are closely related. Even at 50km/h,rolling resistance accounts for around 10% of the total power required to propel a bicycle, so ultimate performance requires that attention is paid to it.

all things being equal ...

which are faster though-apples or pears? And then, what about chinese pears because they're hard to categorise. And a competition between a granny smith and a pink lady... is that fairer because they share the same gender? or does the implied age difference negate this? So many questions...

Depends if they're racing on flat ground or on staircases, I'd imagine.

From the ice-age to the dole-age
There is but one concern
I have just discovered:

Some tyres are bigger than others
Some tyres are bigger than others

Well this thread's been an education.

Not exactly sure what I've learned but I'm cool with that.

All tyres are equal, but some are more equal than others

@Fox - Boonen was on 27mm FMB tubs yesterday, but they come up as 28.2mm; apparently.

Nino?

59.5psi front, 62.4psi rear. Etc.

Ok, after digesting this...

I admit, I have been an 'over-inflater' sniff

N***?

Nazi ?

Nino?

Nuno?

Nigo?

Where is this even going?

Finding Nemo?

Nick?

Nora?

Naim?

Nayr?

Naji?

Nate?

Nico?

Has this name puzzle been solved yet?

It was never a puzzle to me.

Simply one of 3 individuals on this forum that do my digestive tract a terrible mischief.

Really? just the three?

When I lived in Greece I got used to being called (generally) Nil, as the Greeks don't use a long vowel sound, so they ignore/miss it.

/csb

one of 3 individuals on this forum that do my digestive tract a terrible mischief.

Have you considered not swallowing?

Ok, after digesting this...

I admit, I have been an 'over-inflater' sniff

On top of that, pressure varies with temperature, say tyre was pumped up with cold air from your cellar then let the wheels stand out in a hot sunny day - BAM.

There used to be a time I'd keep an eye on having the right pressure according to my weight and so forth. But since there is a general gradual loss of air and varying pressure...
who cares?
Just go max, sorted.

This thread is solid fucking gold.

Great job everyone.

It's like the good old LFGSS days of cathartic inter-nerd cunthardiness.