Tyre width is one of the most hotly debated topics in road cycling. Road cyclists traditionally used narrow tyres (23mm or smaller) because they were usually lighter and therefore assumed to be faster ...
It’s been a while since we did a Wednesday Wonderings question and answer, but Bill from Michigan, who is not a UCI racer, had a question about tire width: What method and how rigidly is the 33c tire ...
Extracting the best performance out of tyres has always been something of a dark art within pro cycling. In years gone by, team mechanics would reportedly age the team’s tubular tyres in cellars, but ...
Specialist winter tyres were once the ultimate answer to snow and ice on the roads. Every autumn, we’d make the trek to a ...
Our Wednesday Wonderings is back with a rare Sunday School edition for Easter, and it’s a meaty one. One reader, perhaps inspired by our last Wednesday Wonderings reader question on tire width rules, ...
If you live in a snowy part of the world, you’ve likely come across the assertion that narrow tires offer better grip in the snow. Conversely, you may have encountered the argument that wider tires ...
You’d be forgiven for not paying too much attention to the markings on your tyres. These days, you can order a set of new tyres simply by sticking your car’s registration number into a website, which ...
Every vehicle owner will need to replace their tires at some point, so it's important to know which tire is right for your vehicle before that time comes. The information on a tire's sidewall, ...
We've explained dozens of times over the years the difference between P-metric and imperial tire sizes so we won't cover a whole lot of the same ground, but we really haven't published a conversion ...