Originally Posted by
fender1
So....three pages in on tires. I am wondering why something as banal as bicycle tires brings out such a passionate responses?
If bicycle tires were banal, we wouldn't have so many manufacturers applying so much science and tech to improve them.
Ride some really high-quality tires (tubulars, or high-tpi lightweight clinchers) back to back with some really low-quality tires and let us know if the difference is banal.