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10-02-08 | 08:37 AM

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invisiblehand

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Originally Posted by LeeG

I just came back from a short trip in Oregon with about 25lbs of stuff on the bikefriday. If anyone wants a comfy touring combo that's low rolling resistance try out the combo of a 2.0 Big Apple in the front and a 1.6 Marathon Supreme in the back. Pumped up the tires don't have much rolling resistance but the fatter Apple is great for hitting small rocks and bumps on high speed descents.
9spd Capreo with 44t chainring provided sufficient range of gears.

Are you able to use the same tube for both tires?

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