Originally Posted by
canklecat
Faster when I wasn't on the road side fixing flats or picking myself up from sliding off a curve on sand and gravel.
This is just silly.
If you are getting flats then you are riding on tires worn tires, should have already been replaced.
If you are sliding off the road on curves then you are out of control or, as above, your tires should have been replaced long ago.
-Tim-