Originally Posted by
Thurnau
Do you have any recommendations on a road tire for a mountain bike? Not a brand recommendation, but a tread style? Fully slick? Semi Slick? Comfort?(i believe these are slick with knobbies on the sidewall edge)
If you believe
Sheldon Brown you should go with a full slick. I, personally, have crashed while riding slick tires across wet pavement so I tend to buy tires with siping. I'm currently running the Forte City ST 26"x1.5 tire from Performance Bike. The ride is a bit harsh, so I'll probably look for a wider tire when it's time to replace them. Maybe a Schwalbe Big Apple, Michelin City Pilot, etc.
BTW, don't mistake a semi-knobby tire for a semi-slick tire! Big difference in terms of the amount of pedaling effort. I have a set of WTB All Terrainasaurus tires that I use on gravel paths and hard-packed dirt roads. WTB will tell you that they have low rolling resistance, but my legs would argue they're much harder to push around on the road than the Forte City ST...