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Old 11-09-10 | 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by vmaniqui
yes. the tires. kojaks are fast compare to big apple 2.0. in fact i was thinking of getting the stelvio which is even narrower than the kojaks as i really want it to go faster but i heard a lot of negative reviews about the stelvio.
Narrower tires does not equal faster speed - especially for a small wheeled bike. The passive suspension offered by the Kojaks [assuming you pump them to allow for 3-5mm vertical drop when you are on bike] will reduce rolling resistance compared to a smaller volume tire at higher pressure.
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