On Feb 4, 2010, at 7:06 PM, Angus wrote:
"I found that Primo 26 x 1.0 and Pasela 26 x 1.25 at 100 psi are
every bit as fast as any 700C
road tire I have used."
Tim,
When I first assembled my All-Rounder in 1998 I used Ritchey 26x1.4
tires. The bike was measurably slower than my Rivendell Road
Standard. I thought "this bike is a dog!"...then I got smart(er) and
changed to Pasela 26x1.25 tires. Then there was no measurable speed
difference between the bikes. I ended up using the All-Rounder and
those tires for several centuries including "Ride Around the Bear"
that had lots of climbing.
I used those Ritcheys too, for a while, and they were clearly slower
than my 700C tires. The size was visually nice but the tread was
just too thick (for some reason this is very common with 26" road
tires- even "high performance" ones tend to be 400-500 g with thick
rubber tread. I don't get it). I also found Ritchey 26 x 1.0 Tom
Slicks slower and distressingly prone to casing failures. I nearly
gave up on the bike until someone here or on the iBOB list suggested
the Panaracers.
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