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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Lake Geneva, WI
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Bikes: Ridley Helium SLX, Canyon Endurance SL, De Rosa Professional, Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra, Schwinn Paramount (1 painted, 1 chrome), Peugeot PX10, Serotta Nova X, Simoncini Cyclocross Special, Raleigh Roker, Pedal Force CG2 and CX2
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I find my gravel bikes with higher performance slick tires in the 27-33mm range are still slightly slower than my road bikes with 25mm wide tires on smooth pavement.
I've used 700x27 Vittoria Pave, 700x27 Challenge Parigi-Roubaix, 700x30 Schwalbe S-One tires on a carbon fiber Cyclocross bike, it weighs about 20 lb and has moderately light and aerodynamic rims.
It's a insignificant issue when riding alone, but is a potential handicap when riding in a faster group of road bikes on smooth pavement. If the pavement is rough rural chipseal or urban streets with potholes, the Cyclocross bike with these tires is practically as fast and much more comfortable.
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When I ride my bike I feel free and happy and strong. I'm liberated from the usual nonsense of day to day life. Solid, dependable, silent, my bike is my horse, my fighter jet, my island, my friend. Together we will conquer that hill and thereafter the world.
Last edited by Barrettscv; 03-18-17 at 12:21 PM.