Some guys really enjoy advantages of 18" tire, like more choice or just more rubber for the way..
I'm curious about possible drawback, which came in mind in these rainy days - when riding in "clayish" mud, especially in the forests, sometimes I had to manually remove compressed mixture of the mud, stems and leaves from the space between "inner apex" of the rear fork and tire. otherwise rear wheel was tending to lock.
Not often, but time after time this thing happens with me, I think it's caused by some particular kind
of mud.
And here's my point, which I never asked earlier - 18" tire means less space between the tire and fork on the same fork/chain setup. So, how big is difference in easiness of jamming there?
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