Which tyre?
08-15-03 | 02:18 AM
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Which tyre?
I have the tyres that came with my MTB standard chunky tread things and some hybrid slicks (which I bought for commuting) with chunky tread on the outside edges but nice and slick tread in the middle like a road tyre.
I'm looking at doing a trip tomorrow which will be about 15 miles long with a 2 mile off road segment, mainly mud & stone trails up a 400m hill. Now I am tore between which tyres to use. As most of the journey will be on road the hybrid tyres would be quickest but will they be up to off road use?
Any advice & comments welcome!
Daniel
I'm looking at doing a trip tomorrow which will be about 15 miles long with a 2 mile off road segment, mainly mud & stone trails up a 400m hill. Now I am tore between which tyres to use. As most of the journey will be on road the hybrid tyres would be quickest but will they be up to off road use?
Any advice & comments welcome!
Daniel
08-15-03 | 02:30 AM
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From: Catching his breath alongside a road near Seattle, WA USA
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How gnarly is the trail? Are we talking offroad rock-garden, cobblestone ala Paris-Roubaix or crushed limestone?
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08-15-03 | 03:06 AM
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From: Catching his breath alongside a road near Seattle, WA USA
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I'd imagine your commuter tyre would handle it fine.
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1999 K2 OzM
2001 Aegis Aro Svelte"Be liberal in what you accept, and conservative in what you send." -- Jon Postel, RFC1122
08-15-03 | 04:39 AM
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Your commuting tyres sound similar to my Vredestein Spiders which I'd happily take off road on that sort of track assuming it's fairly dry.
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