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11-12-03, 05:56 PM
okay, so, after about 7 months on a michellin axial kevlar (the red one), i've decided to switch rear tires. so i grabbed a hutchinson carbon comp (IT FOLDS!!!) off the front of my road bike and took it for a test ride.
the first thing i noticed was how much more sticky the tire felt while slowing down and skidding (kevlar tends to "glide" and that's no fun for anyone). This tire really grabs the pavement a lot better than the last one, AND IT LEAVES WICKED SKID MARKS!!!
it's a lighter tire than the michellin, i think, but i didn't really notice much difference with respect to acceleration.
the one thing i'm concerned about with this tire is that it'll wear down fast. i don't think it's really designed to handle a lot of skidding around and such. and i even noticed some holes in the tread pattern that might be from glass or something from previous rides. no slashes. just little round holes....so i think it probably won't be long before i put this back on the front of my road bike and take the conti sport 1200 off the rear.
as a front tire though, the hutchinson really kicks ass!
i'll probably end up buying a new conti sport when i get around to it. the michellin is just a little too expensive (if memory serves) and a little too kevlary for a fixed gear.
so...anyone else have any tire reviews? and here's a question: why don't companies make tires specifically for fixed gear road use, i mean, aside from the armadillos which do, in fact, ride like bricks (i think they doubled the weight of my phil/open pro wheelset!! http://bikeforums.net/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
the first thing i noticed was how much more sticky the tire felt while slowing down and skidding (kevlar tends to "glide" and that's no fun for anyone). This tire really grabs the pavement a lot better than the last one, AND IT LEAVES WICKED SKID MARKS!!!
it's a lighter tire than the michellin, i think, but i didn't really notice much difference with respect to acceleration.
the one thing i'm concerned about with this tire is that it'll wear down fast. i don't think it's really designed to handle a lot of skidding around and such. and i even noticed some holes in the tread pattern that might be from glass or something from previous rides. no slashes. just little round holes....so i think it probably won't be long before i put this back on the front of my road bike and take the conti sport 1200 off the rear.
as a front tire though, the hutchinson really kicks ass!
i'll probably end up buying a new conti sport when i get around to it. the michellin is just a little too expensive (if memory serves) and a little too kevlary for a fixed gear.
so...anyone else have any tire reviews? and here's a question: why don't companies make tires specifically for fixed gear road use, i mean, aside from the armadillos which do, in fact, ride like bricks (i think they doubled the weight of my phil/open pro wheelset!! http://bikeforums.net/images/smilies/tongue.gif)