Thread: Organized rides - Leisure riders dilemma
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Old 02-07-14 | 10:38 AM
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You could go with skinnier, higher pressure tires that might gain you 1+ mph. Perhaps 700 x 28 ??
My mtn bike w/ 26" 1.75 tires is about 3 mph slower over the same route as my road bike with 700 x 23 tires at 100 psi.

Also, can you start towards the beginning of the event to give you a bit of a head start over the main crowd ?
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