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Skinny vs. Wide Tires for Fixed Gear

Zach Gallardo 219,828 5 years ago
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For lightweight, top-tier steel bikes, check out Wabi Cycles: https://wabicycles.com/ Get exclusive behind the scenes access by becoming a Super Subscrider on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/zachgallardo Previously, the cycling world thought that skinnier tires for road/street riding were strictly better, and most importantly faster. Now, people are catching onto the benefits of wider bike tires: comfort, puncture resistance, better corning and finding out that they're not necessarily slower than skinnier tires under real world conditions. As more people are converting to wider tires for ever day use, are skinny or wide tires better for you and your fixed gear? Let's find out. My tire recommendations: Skinny Tires (25c or less) Continental Grand Prix 4000: https://amzn.to/3aaiTsB Medium tires (28-32c) Continental Gatorskin: https://amzn.to/2VsZdfA Wide tires (35c+) Panaracer Pasela: https://amzn.to/2T45SLx Panaracer Gravel King Slick: https://amzn.to/2Ti2co9 Fixie Famous Shoutout: StanStrong108 Ryan Witt Patreon Singlespeed Shoutout: Carlos Flores nicodache @ffnivas Barak S Pat Bateman Simon Newton Gregory Tomlinson Connect with me: https://www.strava.com/athletes/5844980 https://www.strava.com/clubs/442413 https://www.instagram.com/zachygallardo/ *DISCLAIMER: This description contains some affiliate links. I'll get a small commission from anything you buy from those links to help run the channel at no additional cost to you. Thanks for your support! #fixedgear #fixedgearbike #cycling

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