Old 03-28-09 | 08:02 AM
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From: Centennial, CO

Bikes: Motobecane Le Champion Ti & Trek 5500

When I transitioned my 17 mile commute to work from a MTB with knobbys to slicks I gained about 2-3 MPH on average. Then, when I switched to riding a light carbon RB I gained another 1-2 MPH. So for me at least the biggest benefit was ditching the knobbys (~20% gain), compared to the difference of RB over MTB with slicks (~10%). Obviously there are a lot of variables, but this was my experience.
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