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Originally Posted by
Slightspeed
Recently I rode my 2007 carbon Roubaix, up California Highway 1 past Hearst Castle to the lighthouse, on 25c Gatorskins. The approx 1 inch chip seal really rattled my teeth. I have also ridden that road on my '73 531 frame Raleigh Super Course, and on last April's Eroica, on my steel Legnano Roma, both on Pasela 28s, and never gave the chip seal a thought. Was it the steel, or the Pasela 28s? Either way, no comparison. I don't ride a lot of chip seal, but when I do, I prefer steel.
Yep, I've always been more about comfort than speed. But I've found that my steel allows me both so it's all good to me.
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