Comp Pools with liners, or Conti T.T.s ??

I recently got a flat on a cold morning. Don't
want to go through that again. Archive search
suggests Conti T.T.s are at least as good as
any for flat protection. But the question........
Just how much speed will I give up over the
Comp Pools on my Rocket ?? Or should I just
stay with the Comp Pools and add liners ?

thanks

wrote:
I recently got a flat on a cold morning. Don't
want to go through that again. Archive search
suggests Conti T.T.s are at least as good as
any for flat protection.

Schwalbe Marathon Plus are, if anything, better than TTs, or quite
possibly any other pneumatic tyre out there. You do pay with extra
weight, however.

But the question........
Just how much speed will I give up over the
Comp Pools on my Rocket ??

Not an easy one to answer: some people are far more sensitive to
performance less/gain than others. I'd try the heavier tyres and
if you don't like them for day to day use, just keep them for
winter and/or tours

My Other Half changed from Stelvios to Marathons and doesn't really
feel particularlt slowed down by them, though they are slower
tyres. I've heard of other folk who found quite a marked and
negative difference, mileage varies.

Pete.
--
Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

IIRC liners will add weight to the tire and slow you down too. Do you get a
lot of flats? If so, think about a stout tire. You'll go slower, but won't
be taking half hour roadside timeouts to fix flats, so overall speed won't
suffer. If flats are infrequent then I'd think about cold weather flat proof
tires and change over to fast tires when it's warm and live with the
ocassional flat when it isn't so miserable to stop and fix the p*nct*re*s.
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I recently got a flat on a cold morning. Don't
want to go through that again. Archive search
suggests Conti T.T.s are at least as good as
any for flat protection. But the question........
Just how much speed will I give up over the
Comp Pools on my Rocket ?? Or should I just
stay with the Comp Pools and add liners ?

thanks





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