How wide can I go?

[DEATH_INC.]

Ok, I can see what you're saying there and that makes sense, as you say you're further from the rim by virtue of the wider tyre and hence slightly higher. So if that's the case then the turn in will be steeper for the smaller tyre and therefore steering will be quicker on the steeper angle of the tyre???

Ah....no. The larger (rear not front) will tip the bike forward onto the edge of the front tyre better. A narrower rear will lean easier which is usually mis-interpreted as making it quicker steering. A smaller front will make her turn in quicker.....

[mashman]

Ah....no. The larger (rear not front) will tip the bike forward onto the edge of the front tyre better. A narrower rear will lean easier which is usually mis-interpreted as making it quicker steering. A smaller front will make her turn in quicker.....

I would have thought an easier turn in would be quicker. I can see where you're coming from, but i think in practical terms the easier lean translates to a quicker turn in... primarily as you don't adjust your riding style to suit a wider tyre, you change the geometry of the bike. Therefore half a but cheek hanging off a seat may give you another 10 feet of being upright before tipping into the corner at a given speed (i.e. steering around the corner) by virtue of it being easier to turn and having a wider tyre feels like it's steers slower (steers around the corner) because it doesn't lean over as quickly and so people describe it as turning in quicker.

Therefore this whole debate is really about terminology and the perception of steering being quicker in regards to how easy it is to lean the bike because all other things have remained constant...

I don't understand how changing the width of the front makes any difference to the quickness of steering with the same profile tyre, as you claim it makes no difference when the rear is widened... It's a fookin minefield i tell ya, i'm off to explode...