acidfast7

I'm cool with that. Always have been.

wphamilton

Rolling resistance makes enough difference to me that I do a seasonal tire swap, with the nicer easy rolling tires on during the pleasant months and the durable slower tires in the winter when I give up on going faster anyway.

The weight difference on my two main commuting bikes is around 10 pounds. For me it's less impact on commutes than the tires are. I'm going by "feel" here, but I believe that the numbers would also bear me out if we wanted to go that far.

Skipjacks

It's a common theme with that guy. Anyone who doesn't live life the way he deems appropriate is beneath him.

But don't put too much stock into it. He's just trying to get the thread locked.

Skipjacks

I'm with you. I'm of the camp that 'how it feels' is more important than what the actual numbers say.

It doesn't matter if you're setting land speed records if you're miserable riding.

And it doesn't matter if you're getting passed by kids on tricycles if you're enjoying yourself.

acidfast7

Also, if you read my first response, I gave a very detailed response about what is essential on a short-ride urban car replacement commuter. hint: rolling resistance is irrelevant, which is your first question. I provided extra detail after that.

robertorolfo

That guy has problems...

wphamilton

Or, like me, an unpretentious father commuting on a FGSS with decent rolling tires. Even if I AM getting there twice as fast as those lazy European types ...

acidfast7

To be fair, I have one Gatorskin in the front and a Marathon Original in the rear. Over a short distance (which is the point of this thread), I'll take the flat protection of the time saved rolling.

gregf83 

Motorists kill cyclists regardless of what they’re wearing. Your delusion that motorists somehow treat cyclists wearing drab loose fitting clothes better is absurd. The rednecks out there don’t like anyone that slows them down whether it’s a cyclist wearing a 3 piece suit or another vehicle driving too slowly.

gregf83 

I read your comments and I still think you’re delusional. I understand you cycle to work and not recreationaly and you have a disdain for those who choose to cycle for fun rather than just getting to work. The delusion is that most cyclists commuting don’t wear Lycra and motorists still get annoyed. It’s ridiculous to assume that only Lycra clad cyclists exhibit behaviour that annoys motorists.

The only ‘evidence’ you provided was from a location with likely the highest percentage of figurative and literal ‘rednecks’. That hasn’t been my observation in Vancouver, the west coast of USA or Europe where the vast (vaster in Europe) majority of drivers are respectful and supportive of cyclists clad in Lycra or blue jeans.

acidfast7

No one here wears "blue jeans" here except Americans on holiday.

Thanks for calling me delusional.

This is a commuting forum. The sport forums are here: https://www.bikeforums.net/racer-s-forum/

I've provided more "evidence" than anyone else in this thread.

Thanks for being antagonistic and distracting.

Have a nice early evening.

gregf83 

Likewise.
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Narcissitic, self-indulgent, MAMIL

gregf83 

Are you implying I’m past middle aged?

You’ve got a thin skin for someone who is accustomed to throwing insults...

mcours2006

Says the guy who came into a tire thread and starting talking about how he hates cyclists who commute lycra.

mcours2006

Perhaps not, but you're use of the term in the context of where it first appeared clearly is insulting, and you're the naive one if you think that no one is going to take exception to it.

It seems like others have judged.

acidfast7

It might be useful for you to relax and if you would prefer to participate in rational discourse, please don't hesitate to let me know.

mcours2006

If by relax you mean put on a pair of Birkenstocks and ride a FGSS, yeah, not gonna happen.

And again, I chuckled at your use of the phrase rational discourse.

acidfast7

Again, please only respond to me, if you'd prefer to participate in rational discourse rather than trolling, as the previous statement is tantamount to trolling/spam.

BillyD

Mr. Acidfast7 please leave the thread. Do not post further in this thread.

Skipjacks

That's all he does is talks about how he hates everyone who's different than he is.

I mean who goes to a message board that's 90% Americans and makes half his posts about how America sucks? Talk about an inferiority complex.

I muted that guy like 2 months ago and it make my Bikeforums experience so much better. I got curious and peaked at one of his posts in that time and instantly regretted it. Just mute the guy and move on. Let him have his little hate filled rants by himself.

BillyD

Ok guys the disruption has been cleaned up, mostly, let's return to the original topic and put the distractions behind us.

Skipjacks

What tires should I use to return to the original topic about tires?

Do I need the ones will the least rolling resistance? Or super knobbies to give traction through all the BS?

mcours2006

Ride on, folks, on whatever tires you have.

Skipjacks

On that note....

The actual tire related responses in this thread got me curious. So I pulled my Michelin Proteks and put the Specialized Trigger Sports back on my hybrid yesterday just to play around.

The Proteks were definitely faster tires. I lost 1mph on each segment of my ride today and couldn't touch my top speed on my long downhill run. And I was really pushing it today when on the Proteks I don't feel like I'm really asserting myself on the pedals. So no question in my mind, the Triggers are a slower tire. (This backs up the same experience I had when I put the Proteks on originally. Instantly I was going faster with less effort)

However...the ride was noticeably more comfortable on the Triggers. They have a much thinner sidewall. The Protek sidewalls are much thicker and tougher. And they are much less forgiving to road vibration and bumps. I don't ride long distances on this bike but I don't think I'd want to go super far on those Proteks.

So in conclusion....

Tires are complicated.

Do you want speed, ride quality, or puncture protection? Pick your favorite and sacrifice the other 2.

Why can't someone make a tire that delivers all 3?

Skipjacks

Also...I came to the fully scientific conclusion (peer reviewed study to be released shortly) that over a short ride...none of it matters.

My Triggers required more pedal power. I noticed it.

But I wasn't late to work nor did I sweat more.

I can still walk now that I'm at my office. I do not require any reconstructive leg surgery.