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Old 01-27-09 | 11:21 AM
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Two suggestions;first,do you really want tires that big? I had a 29er,but sold it. In the dirt big wheels may help you roll over things easier,but on the street all that extra weight that much farther from the hub means extra effort to spin up every time you pull away from a stop. If I'm going to go past 32mm,I much prefer to run 26" wheels.

Second,if you really want big tires,forget the Big Apples,they're heavy. The LiteSkin's weigh 700gr and the standards weigh 885. Marathon Supremes are more expensive,but the 40mm's only weigh 510/570gr. That's a big weight difference. I run 26x2" Supremes on my daily commuter and love them. I'd also recommend Conti Contact Extralights in 42mm,they're only 500gr. I ran these for awhile on my 29er and liked them better than the stock 1.9"s and a set of 38mm Infinitys I ran.
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