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really, that's the biggest sticking point which old jaded dudes like me have
issue with. Its that -some- companies are marketing plus sized bikes as the
"be all, end all" of mountain biking. THAT I have issue with, greatly. Any DH
racer with a modicum of knowledge knows you choose your tire width based on
course conditions. Wide tires float, skinny tires bite (all things being
equal). Its really that simple. Instead of the industry throwing all their
eggs into one basket, it would be nice if they also put equal effort into
developing narrower tires with strong sidewalls and good usable tread
patterns. For precision and bite into soft ground, that is the way to go.
Every other wheeled 'sport' knows this to be true, so it puzzles me as to why
some mtb brands think otherwise.
Sept. 23, 2015, 6:07 p.m. - WP
#!markdown really, that's the biggest sticking point which old jaded dudes like me have issue with. Its that -some- companies are marketing plus sized bikes as the "be all, end all" of mountain biking. THAT I have issue with, greatly. Any DH racer with a modicum of knowledge knows you choose your tire width based on course conditions. Wide tires float, skinny tires bite (all things being equal). Its really that simple. Instead of the industry throwing all their eggs into one basket, it would be nice if they also put equal effort into developing narrower tires with strong sidewalls and good usable tread patterns. For precision and bite into soft ground, that is the way to go. Every other wheeled 'sport' knows this to be true, so it puzzles me as to why some mtb brands think otherwise.