Why there are no (to my knowledge) electric bikes with 700c tires? All the ones I’ve seen use fat tires, what is the reason behind that? Cc @nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

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[–] 3 points 2 years ago

In this case presumably the MTB weighs more, which helps on downhills.

I think there's a whole literature out there on rolling resistance as it relates to tire size and pressure as a function of road quality


for really nice pavement/velodrome, skinny tires at high pressure win, but for rougher surfaces (e.g., chipseal or less than perfect pavement) lower pressures can be advantageous.

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