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Originally Posted by LWJ
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What's he building? a 650c?
I spent a lot of time this winter researching/reading through Jan's blog. Interesting read. Even bought a pair of rene-herse/compass rat trap pass tires 2.3? (measure more 1.9-2.0 inch dead on) for my schwinn 26mtb/touring rig and the 37c panaracer gravel king slicks (the same factory that makes rene-herse, but the tire is a more economical knock off) for my gravel bike. I've done the 23,25,28,32's as well. In the end, the bigger tires are more comfortable, and fun to ride on, but the 23c's still give me the speed. I put them at about 100lbs, which is a little lower than most, but it does well for me. perhaps that's the rene-herse low pressure sweet spot for the 23.Seems like most the road bikes today will come off the shelf with a 25 or 28. Out here, the tires are getting so big, it's hard to tell of the person is on a road bike or a gravel bike sometimes when I see them and I'm in my car.
I think they are all different flavors that taste good in their own right. I enjoy them all for different reasons. I do like how Jan Heine is rediscovering some of the old school thought that was pretty solid from the get-go. Going through his blog from start to finish is like starting at page one of "random pics" here. Long- but a good read.