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Old 12-19-21, 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by ehcoplex
Ha, well.... I'm old-ish, with joints showing the wear-and-tear of time- I need as much cushioning as I can get! I have discovered that for a given tire size, the higher quality/more supple makes a really big difference (and running lower psi..)- of course that means $$. I kind of hate that I like the ride of Rene Herse tires so much.
C'mon, this is C&V--the younger among us are oldish--the rest of us are just plain old.

Uncharacteristically for me, cheapskate that I am, my PX-10 has a set of those Herse tires, and they do give a very nice ride.
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