Hi John - your topic 'Tire/Rim Size" is interesting, but unfortunately the link you provided says the following: "Website unavailable. This site is currently suspended. The site administrator has been informed.
I tried your link on the following browsers: Brave, FireFox, Google Chrome, and Edge and they all responded with the error message.
Another issue is that the AABTS "Post Message" box says: "Type your message or reply here." in the box just below "Post Message." I tried to type my reply in that box but it didn't allow me to type anything.
So I clicked on "Quote Previous Message", which allowed me to type my reply below your Quoted Previous Message. The ambiguity in this "Post Message box should be improved, by not saying to "Type your message or reply here." until it actually allows members to type or reply in that box.
I'm using the Brave Browser, so maybe the browser is causing the ambiguity.
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The Right Tyre Width on the Right Rim Width
Today, we hear a lot about “modern rim shape”. What’s behind this is simply wider rims. Some have succeeded in convincing cyclists that a wide rim makes a better wheel and nowadays, each brand launching a new wheel has to make sure its rims are at least 1mm wider than their competitors.
But what they have forgotten in their equation is the tyre. Nobody talks about the shape that the tyre takes when the rim width increases. Nobody talks about what is the right size tyre to put on those wide rims and everybody forgets about safety standards and norms.
So, talking about rim width alone is only doing half the job and it becomes pointless. It’s only when you look at both variables of the equation (tyre + rim) that it makes sense. Performance and safety are also at stake.
Read More:
http://engineerstalk.mavic.com/en/the-right-tyre-width-on-the-right-rim-width/