The tech improvements in the biking world that have been happening lately, although subtle at a first glance, are in fact quite impactful when it comes to efficiency. From frame geometries, suspension designs to wheel profiles, there have certainly been more than just a few changes. One of the most obvious alterations is that the wheels are now significantly wider than those of the past, especially when it comes to mountain bikes. In light of that, a question arises whether this is just a marketing trick, or there's something to it. Well, there's science behind it, in fact, and enough testing so far as to know the value of the new trends so to speak.
