Good move.

I am not a fan of thickslicks.

Gaudy and loud "thickslick" branding aside, they are terrible tires.
Harsh riding and very poor quality (there's been a good number of reported instances of thread separation from the casing due to inadequate bond for the greater amount of material).

My personal opinion and those of my friends came from their nicer flat guard version too. At $20 a pop on clearance sale (gee I wonder why), I felt ripped off and similarly got flak from said friends who came to the same conclusion.


The only good "high material" skid oriented tire I have used was Soma's everwear which they source from panaracer. Likewise, Vittoria Ranndoneurs are proven.

With any tire, you're going to have to deal with reduced cornering ability due to the squaring and flatspotting from these tires from skidding wear and tear.