Cant remember if BQ did a follow up and test report on this size, but I wonder if a set of the 26mm Grand Bois, Cerf model might sneak in.... I've used the larger two sizes in 700C, and love them.
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Rich Pinder Van Nuys, CA
Bianca Pratorius wrote:
> I must disagree that the Fuji is a badly designed bike just because it
> won't take more than a 25 mm tire. I have ridden many bikes with 23
> and 25's and for almost all normal road conditions they are fine. By
> the way, I believe that it might very well just be able to take 28's
> which are big enough even for the roughest roads. There are plenty of
> classic bikes that we hunger for which have the exact same clearance
> issues. We ride them with 23's and 25's and love them and never feel
> that they are "bad designs". There still seems to be a lot of debate
> about the straight fork thing. Colnago swears by it, and puts these
> forks on their new steel bikes. The Fuji is drop dead gorgeous and
> needs to apologize for nothing especially at this price.
>
> Garth Libre in Miami Fl USA