This 50mm "2.3" thing (which I've heard repeated elsewhere) does make me wonder whether sizing has changed substantially, and whether other brands had similarly optimistic numbers.
Are 2.3s across the board wider than they used to be? And does the expansion of the 29er segment mean even if they aren't wider, they have more air volume and contact patch and thus are closer to 27.5x2.6s of yesteryear in certain performance metrics?
(Asking as someone who has only ridden 26x2.0-2.2 and 29x2.35 and for whom the latter is therefore a big tire.)
March 14, 2022, 11:43 p.m. - eriksg
This 50mm "2.3" thing (which I've heard repeated elsewhere) does make me wonder whether sizing has changed substantially, and whether other brands had similarly optimistic numbers. Are 2.3s across the board wider than they used to be? And does the expansion of the 29er segment mean even if they aren't wider, they have more air volume and contact patch and thus are closer to 27.5x2.6s of yesteryear in certain performance metrics? (Asking as someone who has only ridden 26x2.0-2.2 and 29x2.35 and for whom the latter is therefore a big tire.)