And then there are things like tires which help self-select a bike's attributes for the riding it was designed to do. If you put chunky 2.5s with sticky rubber on a short-travel bike (like this one) the performance gap narrows on everything, but particularly where you don't expect it as much (ie. climbing and pedal efficiency).
June 3, 2022, 12:09 p.m. - Pete Roggeman
And then there are things like tires which help self-select a bike's attributes for the riding it was designed to do. If you put chunky 2.5s with sticky rubber on a short-travel bike (like this one) the performance gap narrows on everything, but particularly where you don't expect it as much (ie. climbing and pedal efficiency).