Re: Frazz last week
- From: INVALID_SEE_SIG@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (J.D. Baldwin)
- Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:21:48 +0000 (UTC)
In the previous article, Joy Beeson <jbeeson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I also think the knobby tire advice, for road / path commuters, is
pretty bad.
The last time I went to the library, I parked my bike next to a bike
that appeared to have knobby tires, but on closer inspection, the
knobs were only on the sides, where they wouldn't make that horrible
noise or vibrate my hands into swelling up. And the knobs might
actually be useful on soft ground -- but I wonder what effect they
would have when one goes around a corner on pavement.
The first time I went to Moab (the center of the mountain biking
universe), I got a set of Specialized Crossroads EX tires that had a
solid zig-zag tread down the center, but deep tread and knobs apart
from that. The zig-zag grabbed the slick rock like super glue, and
made for a sweet, sweet ride on the road as well. And with the knobs,
they were still quite good in dirt and on the corners. Spectacular
tires all around.
I've gone tubeless now, but if Specialized ever make this tire in a
tubeless model, I'll be all over it.
You'd be amazed how much energy those knobs suck away.
About like a gravel road, I'd imagine. I can manage maybe one mile
on gravel, but I once rode over a hundred miles on pavement.
I've ridden well over a hundred trail miles this week. And it's only
Wednesday. And tomorrow I head to the Big "M" trail. (But this is an
unusually big riding week for me, what with a little time off work, a
wife out of town, kids at camp and good weather. Kind of a perfect
storm.)
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