One perspective…
As a fan of wider tires myself (both road and cyclocross). I think they
represent an advantage. They permit me to run lower pressure and hold higher
speed in rougher conditions and corner with more traction. In my view
requiring narrower low volume tires would probably increase the value of
muddy off camber cornering skills, increase the value of your ability to
“float” over obstacles with appropriate weight distribution to minimize
pinch flats, might lower off road speeds, and perhaps make some course
obstacles a little more challenging than before. Seems to me that is also
clearly eliminates a more 29’r style bike when it might prove advantageous.
Overall, for cyclocross this seems that UCI might be giving a nod towards
favoring higher skills and less on tire selection.
Can you imagine if all the professionals were limited to 23c tires at Paris
Roubaix?
-Tim Schauer
*From:* obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] *On
Behalf Of *Rick Johnson
*Sent:* Wednesday, June 23, 2010 1:20 PM
*To:* Ron and Dorothy Strasser
*Cc:* obra
*Subject:* Re: [OBRA Chat] UCI and cross tire sizing, no more 34C
I believe the UCIs logic was cost containment. Wider tires are not
necessarily slower, that depends on conditions. The more tires and wheels
required to cover all possibilities contributes to added cost for the
participants.
Rick Johnson
Bend, Oregon
Every revolutionary idea seems to evoke three stages of reaction...
One, it's completely impossible.
Two, it's possible, but it's not worth doing.
Three, I said it was a good idea all along.
Arthur C. Clarke
Ron and Dorothy Strasser wrote:
So help me understand. UCI would not let someone run a fatter tire than "X
mm"? This seems stupid. If someone runs a fatter tire, in general they
will be going slower so there should be no advantage.
ron
----- Original Message -----
*From:* Erik Voldengen
*To:* Dan Davis
*Cc:* obra@list.obra.org
*Sent:* Wednesday, June 23, 2010 11:09 AM
*Subject:* Re: [OBRA Chat] UCI and cross tire sizing, no more 34C
I thought the rule is tires can't be wider than 33mm, no?
A 35c tire does not necessary measure out to be 35mm wide.
On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 10:49 AM, Dan Davis
wrote:
UCI and cross tire sizing?
So do you think that they will be checking tire size at cross Nat’s this
season? No more 34c tires. I know OBRA won’t care what size tire your
running but I would hate to get DQ’ed at Nats?
and thanks to Ryan T i really like the 34C tire size.
Dan…
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