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Old 12-19-05, 04:48 PM
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Sawtooth
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I am running 26X1" Ritchey Tom Slicks at 100 psi on a steel jamis mnt bike commuter. They are crazy fast (almost as fast as my road bikes) but seem rougher than my road bike tires.

Also, I went down hard and flipped across two lanes of traffic due to sliding out on black ice last week on the Ritcheys. I believe this would have happened on any of my slick tires, however (I was asking for it). I weigh 155 lbs and ride pretty agressively. I have run slicks from 2.0 to 1.0 and recommend going as skinny as you can if you are after that fast road bike feeling. They will hold as long as there is no ice/water etc. I am not saying the fatter tires are slower, they just FEEL that way!
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