Re: Tyres

Jim Webster <Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
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>"Oz" <Oz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Jim Webster <Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
>> >the problem is that at that point, the top surface of the soil just
>sloughs
>> >off and you get no grip, and merely end up digging your back wheels in.
>>
>> Not with 24" rears it doesn't.
>>
>
>our widest set is 16 to 18 inch

Clearance between back of wheel and mudguard is?

They will be wider than 18", but only by a couple of inches if you are
on standard wheelsettings.

>24" would have low life expectancy as we would be hitting the dike cop on
>both sides of the lane in places ;-((

Maybe, but I doubt it.

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