Tyre size creeping up

[272BHP]

In the last 3 years for my hybrid I have gone from 700x32 to 700x35 and have now skipped 38 to go straight to 700x40.

After a few weeks of enjoying the improved ride quality and grip and not really seeing much drop in outright speed I am now kind of wishing I had gone to 42 or even 45

Is this a known affliction?

[Fusion777]

For road riding I started with 25mm then went to 28mm. If I had a new bike I'd probably go to 32mm- can't fit them on my current bike. Tyre technology is so good nowadays that you can have your cake and eat it when it comes to comfort and speed (providing we're not talking racing/TTs).

[defblade]

Fusion777 said:

For road riding I started with 25mm then went to 28mm. If I had a new bike I'd probably go to 32mm- can't fit them on my current bike. Tyre technology is so good nowadays that you can have your cake and eat it when it comes to comfort and speed (providing we're not talking racing/TTs).

Yep, 32s on my main road bike - frame will take larger, but not with mudguards. They are really nice; can run them at about 65psi where old narrower tyres needed 90+ my my weight.
My old touring bike started on 23s IIRC and has made it to 28s - again the biggest that would fit with 'guards (tho it's meaningless as it's a full time Zwift bike these days !)

[yellowjack]

At my favourite local shop this morning I was looking at a disc braked Trek Domane (no rim brake option). Isospeed decouplers both ends, and it came with 35mm tyres, with plenty of space to go up a size, maybe more.

Only 8 years ago I bought a rim braked Trek Emonda (no disc brake option), supplied with 23mm tyres and a maximum recommended tyre width of 25mm. Things have definitely moved on a lot in quite a short space of time with regard to road bike brakes and tyres.

[dudleybloke]

Had 25's on when I bought it, went to 32 but now how a rear at 35.

[nickfrog]

Same off road. I am on 2.8F and 2.6R (650b) on the hardtail. Feels about perfect for trail stuff. Pair of Rekons are around 1.4kg which is surprisingly light too.

I think I started on 1.9 about 25 years ago!

[GravelBen]

nickfrog said:

Same off road. I am on 2.8F and 2.6R (650b) on the hardtail. Feels about perfect for trail stuff.

I'm running 29x2.6 front and rear on the hardtail (chunkier tread pattern on front), and on full sus I have 29x2.6 front 29x2.4 rear.