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18-03.-2005, 08:35 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: England, Buckinghamshire
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touring tyres to slick tyres?
i recently bought the continental top touring 2000 tyres for my old raleigh stratos touring bike (27" wheels). I can't get any slick tyres from the UK. I am just wondering how much difference it would be from touring tyres to slicks. would increase average speed? would it be worth getting slick from US or somewhere else?
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16-04.-2005, 01:05 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Reading
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Re: touring tyres to slick tyres?
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The short answer: no. Long answer: It won't give you any meaningful increase in speed, or if it did it would probably be psychological. There's a noticeable reduction in rolling resistance from a gnarly 26x2.25in gnarly mountain bike tyre and a 26x1.3 slick tyre (ever noticed that humming noise if you crank up a mountain bike on tarmac?) but between a tyre with a road tread like your continental and a completely slick tyre there wouldn't be a lot. That's assuming you could get a 27 x 1 1/4 slick tyre, anyway. Couldn't you just ride the continentals until they go bald? (-: Chris. |
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16-04.-2005, 02:09 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Perth (Basso), West Australia
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Re: touring tyres to slick tyres?
continental top touring 2000 tyres inflated to 80-85psi should have a low rolling resistance. Don't overload the bike.
 http://www.conti-online.com/generat.../folder_en.html
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