Wasn't sure if you were asking me, but if you were-
I don't know. I'm nearly 60 and weigh 250, so I don't do dirt
Too much work!
I went with that tire for a couple reasons-
I could get it
I didn't want to go skinnier. Just about all our driveways have a 1" or so lip on them. I want a little extra squish factor because of my weight. Also, My pump only goes up to about 60 PSI. I didn't want to have to buy a new pump or rely on the gas station to keep a skinnier tire inflated.
I wanted a little bit of tread because "sand" tends to build up in the bike lanes (the city doesn't sweep those very often) and in the fall, there's a lot of "leaf slime" in the bike lanes after the city finally picks those up.
This tire seemed like a good compromise for me.
It does make kind of an annoying "popping" sound when riding on WET (not just damp) streets. I guess the air gets trapped and then kind of "farts" out. Maybe if I weighed less or ran a higher pressure, it wouldn't?
I only have this on the front. I run a 2" no name (Bell?), semi slick on the back for gearing purposes. The 1" smaller diameter is like adding a tooth to my top cog.
Right now I run BIG:6 comfortably on the flats and have BIG:7 left for our semi annual tailwind. (14-13)
I don't know. I'm nearly 60 and weigh 250, so I don't do dirt
I went with that tire for a couple reasons-
I could get it
I didn't want to go skinnier. Just about all our driveways have a 1" or so lip on them. I want a little extra squish factor because of my weight. Also, My pump only goes up to about 60 PSI. I didn't want to have to buy a new pump or rely on the gas station to keep a skinnier tire inflated.
I wanted a little bit of tread because "sand" tends to build up in the bike lanes (the city doesn't sweep those very often) and in the fall, there's a lot of "leaf slime" in the bike lanes after the city finally picks those up.
This tire seemed like a good compromise for me.
It does make kind of an annoying "popping" sound when riding on WET (not just damp) streets. I guess the air gets trapped and then kind of "farts" out. Maybe if I weighed less or ran a higher pressure, it wouldn't?
I only have this on the front. I run a 2" no name (Bell?), semi slick on the back for gearing purposes. The 1" smaller diameter is like adding a tooth to my top cog.
Right now I run BIG:6 comfortably on the flats and have BIG:7 left for our semi annual tailwind. (14-13)