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Old 02-06-20, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by mrv
- Yes, those are them.
As far as never getting flats - excellent. Almost a year riding them and no flats (3500 miles? not sure, I have several bikes and got almost 6000 miles in for 2019) .
That includes the GAP - C&P Trails / suburban commuting / lots of coffee shop dirt road rides.
On pavement you can hear them, and if you're a sensitive rider, you might find the on-pavement vibration annoying. I'm OK with it. And they sound weird on wet surfaces, kind of a squishy sounding sizzle. Like lots of tiny suction cups or something.
Price was really good, maybe $20~$25 a piece from my LBS.
I'd love to go up market with some of those nice supple kind of tires. Maybe one day.
I still have a set or two of Drifters that I used to use. Maybe not the softest tires I ever used, and a bit heavy, but I NEVER got a single flat on them. Great grip too. I thought they were the pretty close to the perfect short range commuter tire.
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