Originally Posted by
repechage
30 years ago I was given a pair of slicks for my Ritchey mtb.
Same time frame, the big weekend doughnut ride in Toronto had a bunch of top riders and then pack fill like me, waiting to get dropped after a few hours of drafting. Mr messenger dude almost got up to the front on a rigid Stumpy with 1" slicks. They shut him down with some effort but it was impressive how he could spin fast enough to do > 50 kph.