Oh, yeah! And the 20 year old, dry-rotted Vredesteins did not explode on me.
I was too concerned with traffic and wind, and the latter not blowing me into the former to really notice the ride much, but I did notice, going over one asphalt patch, that it certainly has road feel!
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