On May 8, 9:44=A0am, landotter <landot...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Now that I'm within ten pounds of my good fighting weight and the
> early season crick has been exercised out of my right knee, I thought
> I'd see how fast these fat guys are by taking them on my 4 mile
> rolling wetland circuit. It's got a few curves, so not a full on mash
> fest and some slowdowns for bridges, but at least no stop lights. My
> record is 10:55 on a still day with 23mm Prima 2s. Did 11:10 and
> 10:59, the first with slowdowns for peds yesterday. As I suspected, if
> they're slower than a full bore "s****t tire" it isn't enough to matter
> for a street rider. FWIW, they're a full minute to minute and a half
> faster than a thick gumwall "city" type tire that I tried, which weigh
> 300g more--but I bet ya it's the casing, not the weight that makes the
> difference.
Mind telling us what your gumwalls were that you were riding? Just
curious...
Yes, I know that probably the best thing I could do to improve my
speed would be to lose about 15 lbs, not buy new tires :)
nate
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