Are Wider Road Bike Rims Better

While the burgeoning dirt gravel and adventure riding segments have certainly directed newfound attention to road tire and rim widths the wider is better movement started well before heading.

Are wider road bike rims better.

Most are the result of the increased air volume due to the wider base. There s better handling and more lateral stiffness. Wider widths have helped transform the feel of a wheel over the last few years. The limitation now is.

A typical 23 mm tire tube on a 19 mm rim holds about 720 000 cubic mm of air. While the area of the tire patch for both tires is the same as long as your weight and the tire pressure is the same that area spreads further across the width and less along the length of a wider tire. Moreover wider rims are better on descents. The width of the rim can impact the width of the tyre.

That depends on the width of your current tyres and if your frame and rim will accept wider tyres. A 25mm tyre fitted to a wide rim can actually measure 27mm across and it s a trick that some manufacturer have recently employed with their latest endurance bikes. The wider tire provides a wider contact patch than on a narrower tire. The claims are lower rolling resistance better aerodynamics a more comfortable ride and better handling.

The ride quality is better. What width tyres should i choose.