Originally Posted by
nimbuscrenel
I've never had a problem with traction with the slicks, except for one time when I tried to ride through some wet grass and almost crashed. On asphalt skinny slicks are the only way to go.
Ugh! That brings back a bad memory of what happened when I swapped out knobbies for semi-slicks on a bike,
then proceeded to crank a fast, hard turn on grass on the way home from work.
I slid across the grass, up over a sidewalk, then across more grass.
The scars on my shoulder lasted for years.