Why bother running Thickslicks with brakes . If you have a front brake for emergencies just run a different tire up front and the Thickslick on the rear.

If their claim to have twice as much rubber as other tires is true then I'd assume it will be slightly taller. I'm picking up the "flat guard" version this weekend to test on the rear wheel of my Fuji since the GatorSkin is on it's last legs. I don't plan on being gentle with it so guess I'll see if the hype about it lasting longer is true.