I have a gravel bike and I find the front end a bit jarring on the ridiculously broken up & potholed roads I ride it on. It has a carbon fork, but with its wide, triangular blades it's clearly built for stiffness rather than compliance.
Tyres are 700x40 Maxxis Receptors (120tpi & nice & supple) running at 30psi. 40mm is the max for the frame, but the fork will take a 45mm.
I am a bit of a serial tyre swapper but tyres seem suddenly to be very expensive (I like the look of the new Continental Terra Competitions but they're around £120 a pair!).
The Receptors don't come any larger but there are plenty that do (Gravelking SS look interesting) but would the extra 5mm gain me anything much or should I just wait until they're worn out and have to be replaced?
T
