Originally Posted by
sunburst
Not saying this to be disagreeable, but I've been riding 50+ years, and have ridden many tires on many bikes with many tread patterns. Those are not off-road tires to me. I might put them in the hybrid category, if I had to. I've ridden plenty of tires on the road with similar tread. I've ridden 2" knobbies on the road with less resistance. The pattern is not the problem, imo. These will be the first set I've out and out rejected.
Do they have thick puncture protection incorporated under the tread? That single factor has killed any semblance of responsiveness in any such tire I've ridden.
But I willingly put up with the dead, sluggish feel of puncture protection during my 20 years of commuting by bike in the hope of ensuring that I wouldn't have to fix a flat during a commute, especially under freezing conditions.
By the way, I looked up that tire model, and the main source I see is Ali Express. Who sells those tires in the U.S.?.