Fat tyres & springy suspension sap energy & speed

Mussels

Esteemed Pedelecer
Jun 17, 2008
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Crowborough
today when i was breakfasting a baloon-bike with big-apples drove by..
it had 26" and 60er tieres as mine..

AND: it had metal mudguards
looks like it was the way it came out of the factory so no home-made mudguards

so its not impossible ;)
It is certainly possible on a Wisper, I now have 60-559 Big apples fitted under my full length SKS (I think) 60mm mudguards. It's a very tight fit with 1mm clearance in places but it still works at the maximum pressure of 60psi.
I've only done about 30 miles on it so far and it feels like a big improvement, no apparent loss of speed and the road surface feels smoother. An added advantage is that it feels more 'planted' and gives more confidence in the corners, I think I'll enjoy this tyre. :)