Originally Posted by
pierce
I have had the specialized nimbus on my last two hybrids (previous one, I bought Nimbus x38s', and my new one came with nimbus x35's). I think they ride kind of heavy. These are the 'flak jacket' version.
I really miss the 700c tom slick tires from ritchey, they only make them in 26x1.5 now, those were really supple and gave a great ride and low friction. I'm thinking my next set, which will likely be x32, I'll be going Continental or Schwalbe.
LOL I hear ya! Its just tough to build a tire thats got decent flat protection AND still has supple ride characteristics at a low cost. I found both the Schwalbe Marathons Plus and the Michlin Pilot City tires to be heavy and unresponsive. There's just so much rubber there it just doesn't flex easily.
In fact - until Schwalbe came up with those Marathon Supremes - I was running Stans NoTubes instead of tires with flat protection. But those Supremes are a little pricy - especially here in Canada.