Knobs on tires versus slicks
12-07-15 | 05:22 PM
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You're missing most of the fun of gravel roads! I agree that a 38mm Kwest is going to be a slow tire on corners mostly because it hasn't got much grip on loose surfaces. But I also suspect that my "slow" is very different from your "slow". I always let gravity have its way with me.
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Stuart Black
Dreamin' of Bemidji Down the Mississippi (in part)
Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
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