Tires

Any opinions out there on road tires for commuting on steep hills in the
rain? I had some continentals but they wore out pretty quick and the
vittorias are a little slick on wet pavement.
-alan

Alan someone wrote:

Any opinions out there on road tires for commuting on steep hills in
the rain? I had some continentals but they wore out pretty quick and
the vittorias are a little slick on wet pavement.

I don't know which tires you have tried but stay away from colored
tread because it doesn't have wet traction and wears faster than
carbon black rubber. Don't believe that tread profile does anything
for you unless you are riding in soft ground. Bicycles cannot
hydroplane and every bit of tread pattern reduces road contact and
traction. Pick a tire whose cross section fits into your frame,
possibly a 28mm cross section or larger. Such tires have more tread
thickness and more of it in width.

Jobst Brandt

Alan someone wrote:

Any opinions out there on road tires for commuting on steep hills in
the rain? I had some continentals but they wore out pretty quick and
the vittorias are a little slick on wet pavement.

I don't know which tires you have tried but stay away from colored
tread because it doesn't have wet traction and wears faster than
carbon black rubber. Don't believe that tread profile does anything
for you unless you are riding in soft ground. Bicycles cannot
hydroplane and every bit of tread pattern reduces road contact and
traction. Pick a tire whose cross section fits into your frame,
possibly a 28mm cross section or larger. Such tires have more tread
thickness and more of it in width.

Jobst Brandt

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Alan someone wrote:

Any opinions out there on road tires for commuting on steep hills in
the rain? I had some continentals but they wore out pretty quick and
the vittorias are a little slick on wet pavement.

I don't know which tires you have tried but stay away from colored
tread because it doesn't have wet traction and wears faster than
carbon black rubber. Don't believe that tread profile does anything
for you unless you are riding in soft ground. Bicycles cannot
hydroplane and every bit of tread pattern reduces road contact and
traction. Pick a tire whose cross section fits into your frame,
possibly a 28mm cross section or larger. Such tires have more tread
thickness and more of it in width.

Jobst Brandt



28 mm gives more comfort than 25 or 23 at no additional effort for the rider


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Alan someone wrote:

Any opinions out there on road tires for commuting on steep hills in
the rain? I had some continentals but they wore out pretty quick and
the vittorias are a little slick on wet pavement.

I don't know which tires you have tried but stay away from colored
tread because it doesn't have wet traction and wears faster than
carbon black rubber. Don't believe that tread profile does anything
for you unless you are riding in soft ground. Bicycles cannot
hydroplane and every bit of tread pattern reduces road contact and
traction. Pick a tire whose cross section fits into your frame,
possibly a 28mm cross section or larger. Such tires have more tread
thickness and more of it in width.

Jobst Brandt



28 mm gives more comfort than 25 or 23 at no additional effort for the rider


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On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 19:09:04 +0200, Bert L.am wrote:


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Alan someone wrote:

Any opinions out there on road tires for commuting on steep hills in
the rain? I had some continentals but they wore out pretty quick and
the vittorias are a little slick on wet pavement.

I don't know which tires you have tried but stay away from colored
tread because it doesn't have wet traction and wears faster than
carbon black rubber. Don't believe that tread profile does anything
for you unless you are riding in soft ground. Bicycles cannot
hydroplane and every bit of tread pattern reduces road contact and
traction. Pick a tire whose cross section fits into your frame,
possibly a 28mm cross section or larger. Such tires have more tread
thickness and more of it in width.

Jobst Brandt



28 mm gives more comfort than 25 or 23 at no additional effort for the
rider



They're just harder to find. Try finding one at www.nashbar.com, for
instance.

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Alan someone wrote:

Any opinions out there on road tires for commuting on steep hills in
the rain? I had some continentals but they wore out pretty quick and
the vittorias are a little slick on wet pavement.

I don't know which tires you have tried but stay away from colored
tread because it doesn't have wet traction and wears faster than
carbon black rubber. Don't believe that tread profile does anything
for you unless you are riding in soft ground. Bicycles cannot
hydroplane and every bit of tread pattern reduces road contact and
traction. Pick a tire whose cross section fits into your frame,
possibly a 28mm cross section or larger. Such tires have more tread
thickness and more of it in width.

Jobst Brandt



28 mm gives more comfort than 25 or 23 at no additional effort for the
rider



They're just harder to find. Try finding one at www.nashbar.com, for
instance.

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On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 19:09:04 +0200, Bert L.am wrote:

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28 mm gives more comfort than 25 or 23 at no additional effort for
the rider

They're just harder to find. Try finding one at www.nashbar.com, for
instance.

I got my Avocet FasGrip 700x32 slicks from Gear To Go Tandems
(http://www.gtgtandems.com/parts/700r.html).

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On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 19:09:04 +0200, Bert L.am wrote:

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28 mm gives more comfort than 25 or 23 at no additional effort for
the rider

They're just harder to find. Try finding one at www.nashbar.com, for
instance.

I got my Avocet FasGrip 700x32 slicks from Gear To Go Tandems
(http://www.gtgtandems.com/parts/700r.html).

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On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 19:09:04 +0200, Bert L.am wrote:

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28 mm gives more comfort than 25 or 23 at no additional effort for
the rider

They're just harder to find. Try finding one at www.nashbar.com, for
instance.

I got my Avocet FasGrip 700x32 slicks from Gear To Go Tandems
(http://www.gtgtandems.com/parts/700r.html).


Thanks for that link -- neither Performance nor Nashbar seem to like tires
greater than 25 for some reason (and most are 23).

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