As for the XXS, it has a slacker head tube but also a bigger fork offset (62mm vs 54mm) to compensate for that so that taken together, the handling is very similar.That’s a great tire. The best gravel bikes in 2020, as rated by our expert testers. The wide downtube also effectively shields the water bottles.We also use Sqaero on the headtube, seattube, seatstays and seatpost.For frame specifications, component compatibility, clearances, etc, please check our * Rider heights are approximations. The road and cross tires are 700c, the mountain bike tires use the 650b size, ensuring that all of these have virtually the same overall wheel diameter and therefore the same predictable handling.

But you have the chance to get a better experience than that, and that’s why those other tires get our recommendation and the RoadPlus tires do not.Hi Matt, tire clearance is not the same and this list is really meant for the RaceMax. Why is that? And thus I would always go with the bigger tire. But if you’re someone who likes to pedal on asphalt and dirt in equal parts, it would be hard to find a swifter ride.” 6.7kg with 3T Torno crank & Bailout cassette.“The 3T Exploro is the world’s first aero adventure bike. But at 50mm wide, a full airfoil with a normal ratio would have to be 150-200mm deep, causing too much surface drag. A bike that exhibits the ride and reactive feel of a road frame to keep you competitive on the fastest group attack, yet can handle a black diamond extreme downhill at your local summer mountain.”“It’s mad, but I like it! No, absolutely not, they still work pretty well. Bartpae Brooks Cambium rubber brownApto TEAM Stealth (S: 80cm - M: 90cm - L: 100cm - XL: 110cm)Shimano GRX Flat Mount Hydraulic Disc w/ Shimano 160mm Centerlock rotor3T Torno TEAM (S: 170mm - M: 172,5mm - L: 175mm - XL: 175mm). A 3T bike shipped to you is assembled with everything including gears, brakes and headset tuned. That was great for bikes designed for those, but once you have the tire clearance, it’s clear that even for pure road, a 32 or 35mm road tire is a better choice. If you flat more often, or if you bump around because the roads are so bad, or if you decide to do some offload after all, then it could be a different story.Maybe it’s easiest to see it like this: If you’re really doing road riding/racing on properly paved roads and are looking for ultimate speed,, the 28mm tire is the choice. Race-ready aero gravel bike with new Shimano GRX, carbon aero seatpost & 700c Fulcrum wheelsA 3T bike shipped to you is assembled with everything including gears, brakes and headset tuned. The winner of Dirty Kanza may use 35mm tires, but if I use the same tires, I will likely end up walking a few miles. A muddy Exploro with 40mm knobby gravel tires and 2 water bottles (red line in the graph) is faster than the equivalent clean round tube bike is with 28mm slick road tires and without bottles (grey line).The key to the Exploro’s speed is the aero downtube that is wide enough to catch the airflow coming off the big front tire (a skinny downtube wouldn’t even touch the airflow).

To understand why and learn about WAM (Width as Measured) and RAM (Radius As Measured), The gravel tire you need depends on 3 main factors. A 3T bike shipped to you is assembled with everything including gears, brakes and headset tuned. I was stunned.”“It’s without a doubt the most race-specific gravel bike available, and not only in terms of aerodynamics. ENVE 3.4AR optimized upto 32mm. That will be the key number in this case.Hey! Phone: +886.04.2376.6697 The difference in WAM on the 35 vs 40mm version of the tires you have above seems pretty small, and I’m wondering what part of the tire is making up the difference.Hi Binx, you have to keep in mind that the tire still starts (in the extreme case) at 29mm for the inner, so the sidewall is always angled outward and as such protected by the front half of the tire profile.

Extremely versatile. We even designed the Sqaero shape to work well when covered in mud! That then in turn means that the 47mm 650b tires are pretty small (in RAM). To really optimize, probably the 32mm in the front and the 35mm in the rear.You can fit the Babyshoe, you just have a lot of clearance with the seat tube, and obviously a smaller tire RAM also means the BB sits a bit lower. Other than 44c Extra Light Compass/Rene Herse Snoqualmie Pass, which almost certainly exceeds the ERM’s maximum RAM, I’ve yet to see a gravel or “Oversize Road” tire with a lower .crr. ASIAN OFFICES 3T DESIGN LTD. Taiwan branch 36, Cunzhong St., West Dist., Taichung City, 40349, Taiwan Dist., Taichung City 407, Taiwan (R.O.C.) But if it fits, then of course we like the tire on any frame. Of course, not all riders have a need for 2.1-inch tires on their road bikes. But that ignores a major factor: the rider. For 700c, we recommend our Why is aerodynamics important on allroad (asphalt, gravel, fire roads, single track) rides?We didn’t want the Exploro to be fast in theory, but in the real world. The marketing slogan says it all: “Go slow faster.” The 3T Exploro goes fast faster, too, courtesy of all that aero tubing. Would they fit the RaceMax when mounted on a narrower rim?Hi Maciej, in general wider tire -> wider rim.