best tires?
12-08-14, 11:07 PM
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If you skid that much, you're probably better off using the cheapest tires you can get.
12-08-14, 11:34 PM
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Also, thick slicks suck. Their rubber compound is pretty bad. Also annoying obnoxious logo is obnoxious.
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Also, thick slicks suck. Their rubber compound is pretty bad. Also annoying obnoxious logo is obnoxious.
12-08-14, 11:58 PM
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Get whatever is cheapest. Sounds stupid, but first hand experience taught me otherwise. I run Zaffiro now and am happy with my decision.
Then use the money you saved for a brake.
Then use the money you saved for a brake.
12-09-14, 04:05 AM
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What size of tires are you using?
The Schwalbe Marathon 25mm is also quite thick, and seems to have good traction.
Do you have to skid?
The Schwalbe Marathon 25mm is also quite thick, and seems to have good traction.
Do you have to skid?
12-09-14, 04:28 AM
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I am very happy with these tires give me such confidence and are very driveable Vittoria rubino pro --COPPIA COPERTONCINI- - TecnoBici Shop
12-09-14, 09:38 AM
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you should use cheap dumpster tires on your skid days and high quality tires on your stop safely days. That way you don't waste good tires.
unless this technology is being used on bike tires now in which case I take back everything I said
unless this technology is being used on bike tires now in which case I take back everything I said
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12-09-14, 12:59 PM
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12-09-14, 01:15 PM
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Grip and life expectancy.
From my own experience and considering the amount of feedback/ flack I gotten from friends who I shared that thickslick deal awhile back on here and elsewhere, they're lacking in grip not because of lack of thread pattern but the rubber compound they use which is also not very good for skids in terms of durability. I had a brakeless friend/ prolific skidder, thickslick's target market, go through a rear thickslick in under 150mi.
Continuing about grip, in dry conditions, they tend to lose traction easier under moderate/ brisk rear braking of the rear, which I see might be a benefit to make skidding easier. They're outright dangerous when cornering in the rain where the lack of threads does not matter for the small contact spot of road tires; you would definitely want to slow down.
From my own experience and considering the amount of feedback/ flack I gotten from friends who I shared that thickslick deal awhile back on here and elsewhere, they're lacking in grip not because of lack of thread pattern but the rubber compound they use which is also not very good for skids in terms of durability. I had a brakeless friend/ prolific skidder, thickslick's target market, go through a rear thickslick in under 150mi.
Continuing about grip, in dry conditions, they tend to lose traction easier under moderate/ brisk rear braking of the rear, which I see might be a benefit to make skidding easier. They're outright dangerous when cornering in the rain where the lack of threads does not matter for the small contact spot of road tires; you would definitely want to slow down.
12-09-14, 01:43 PM
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Grip and life expectancy.
From my own experience and considering the amount of feedback/ flack I gotten from friends who I shared that thickslick deal awhile back on here and elsewhere, they're lacking in grip not because of lack of thread pattern but the rubber compound they use which is also not very good for skids in terms of durability. I had a brakeless friend/ prolific skidder, thickslick's target market, go through a rear thickslick in under 150mi.
Continuing about grip, in dry conditions, they tend to lose traction easier under moderate/ brisk rear braking of the rear, which I see might be a benefit to make skidding easier. They're outright dangerous when cornering in the rain where the lack of threads does not matter for the small contact spot of road tires; you would definitely want to slow down.
From my own experience and considering the amount of feedback/ flack I gotten from friends who I shared that thickslick deal awhile back on here and elsewhere, they're lacking in grip not because of lack of thread pattern but the rubber compound they use which is also not very good for skids in terms of durability. I had a brakeless friend/ prolific skidder, thickslick's target market, go through a rear thickslick in under 150mi.
Continuing about grip, in dry conditions, they tend to lose traction easier under moderate/ brisk rear braking of the rear, which I see might be a benefit to make skidding easier. They're outright dangerous when cornering in the rain where the lack of threads does not matter for the small contact spot of road tires; you would definitely want to slow down.
12-09-14, 01:48 PM
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Interesting. My experience has been different. I wonder if they use different compounds for the 700c vs 26" tires? I put a pair of the 26 x 2.0 on a beach cruiser this past summer and found the grip to be absoutely fantastic. I couldn't break them loose or initiate a drift going around corners, no matter how deeply I leaned. I have no idea how long they'll last though, since they only have about 100 miles on them and I am NOT a skidder. But yeah, that logo is nasty. :cringe:
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Why would you skid a lot? You realize the "fixie" points you are earning aren't real and don't get you anything. The novelty comb is a lie.
It is all well and good if you are doing some tricks at your local bike/skate park or on an actual track but for commuting and general street riding being able to brake and stop more safely in a very unpredictable environment is better. Wasting money buying tires over and over again because you skidded through them is stupid. I would rather spend that money on better bike parts or more importantly food, bills and Premium Rush DVDs.
You want good tires for the street, get some Continental Gatorskins (or Gator hardshells) and stop skidding. Otherwise take the money from your wallet and flush it down the toilet, it is less work than replacing all those tires and tubes because you prematurely wore them out.
It is all well and good if you are doing some tricks at your local bike/skate park or on an actual track but for commuting and general street riding being able to brake and stop more safely in a very unpredictable environment is better. Wasting money buying tires over and over again because you skidded through them is stupid. I would rather spend that money on better bike parts or more importantly food, bills and Premium Rush DVDs.
You want good tires for the street, get some Continental Gatorskins (or Gator hardshells) and stop skidding. Otherwise take the money from your wallet and flush it down the toilet, it is less work than replacing all those tires and tubes because you prematurely wore them out.
12-11-14, 01:13 PM
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12-11-14, 05:19 PM
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12-11-14, 05:40 PM
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