Got this in my RH Newsletter feed:
“In a surprise move, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) today handed down its latest technical rule: Effective immediately, road bikes are limited to a maximum tire width of 31 mm.”
None of the Cycling outlets seem to be reporting on this - what did I miss?!! This seems consequential
Kind of late with the season having already started! We are in April already!
April 1st, to be specific.
What in the world is the rationale? They don’t want people to be too safe? Worried how skinny twiggy athletes will look if their tires are as wide as their arms?
???
Road disc
Road tubeless
Hookless rims
It seems there have been many debates recently around wheels, but I didn’t think tires being too wide was one of them??
“Bike makers welcome the new 31 mm limit. As one industry source told us: *“We weren’t too happy about road bike tires getting wider and wider. Road bikes are a small market these days, and having to update our models for wider tires every few years was getting cost-prohibitive. We also worried that road bikes would become indistinguishable from gravel bikes, and riders would no longer need multiple bikes.”” 
Ah, bait taken
Boy - you’re the type A fun at parties aren’t you?