Patrick,
These aren't skinny but as someone who road 23c tires for years (Michelin
pro 3 and others) the Hetre's are amazingly fast. Just saying best of both
worlds fat & fast!
Hugh
Sunland, CA
On Thursday, April 4, 2013 7:27:59 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote:
>
> Regarding fat tires: I'm going to put 35s on the new Ram (bro brought
> wheelset -- last item!) and I use fat ones on the Fargo and 1.35s on the
> commuter Riv fixie, but I've been climbing a steep, 1 mile hill on various
> bikes and I have to say that the 17.5 lb 75" gofast, with sub 200 gram 22
> mm 650C ("see") skinnies, climbs that hill and all others better than any
> other bike I own or have owned, and this consistently over 10 years or more.
>
> I won't be giving up the lightweight, skinny wheelset. Fatter tires on all
> other bikes, but not on this one: well, I will probably replace the 23s --
> Michelin Pro Race 3s -- with 25s, but not any fatter or heavier, until
> someone can tell me what makes this bike climb so well.
>
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