JackE said:Before I bought the Dawes I looked seriously at the Cannondale Light Tourer. It had 28mm tyres. I suppose the reasoning is that ye olde traditional touring tyre was 1 1/4 inch (32mm) so to go lighter/faster a 28 would be a logical choice. The Dawes was supplied with 23mm tyres but they were very hard on the hands/wrists, the 28's are much more comfortable (from a shock absorption point of view).
Chris James said:That's funny because I have a Dawes Audax with 23mm tyres and I find it massively comfy. Better than my old 531c tourer (with 28mm tyres on it), but a lot nippier!
JackE said:Sadly I can't find the fairly long discussion on the CTC forum on this subject...
yello said:Um, round.
36 spoke Mavic A719, again up to touring I would have thought
Paul_Smith SRCC said:It may or may not be this post as I did go into some detail about different styles of bikes; note they are my personal opinions; none the less that post may be of some interest.
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yello said:I'm sure my audax bike weighs in at around 12kgs.
yello said:Do I read correctly that you'd suggest a max tyre size is also in the mix for the definition of a light tourer?
GCHLewis said:Those of you with Dawes audax, what were your final thoughts on how much weight they can take?