In aus.bicycle on Sat, 5 Nov 2011 19:46:59 -0700 (PDT)
Travis wrote:

The immediate answer to "why not give them a go?" is because if it's a
bad idea I'd prefer to be warned in advance by people who may have
tried it instead of finding out the hard way by having an accident far
from home when the tyre slips off the rim or something while I
corner.

If no one here can help try asking on uk.rec.cycling.moderated

plenty of helpful bods there with all sorts of experience.

Zebee