IMHO, the WTB "All-Terrain" (formerly "Allterrainasaurus") fits that bill perfectly:
http://wtb.com/products/tires/hybrid/allterrain/ The are light for a knobby of that size and roll great on pavement- you can hear a tiny buzz but you can't feel it at all and the rolling resistance is low. They even corner great on pavement, i find they don't have as much "side knob dive" as other similar tires. And they provide plenty of confidence off road. I've ridden both the 700x32 and the (no longer produced) 700x40 versions, and they're both good. In the absence of a light, true slick around 40mm, the 700x40 version is by far the most comfortable tire i've ridden on the road. On Feb 16, 11:37 pm, Earl Grey <earlg...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I am running IRC Mythos XC Slick 42mm tires on my Sam, and am looking > for a dual purpose tire that leans a little more towards paved road > performance (let's say 75% road use, 25% dirt, but with some technical > stuff). The Mythos "Slick" is anything but slick. The center knobbies > are shorter, but of varying height, which creates a noticeable buzz on > pavement, though they grip great on hard dirt. > > I want a lively tire with low rolling resistance, and I don't want/ > need puncture protection (I hardly ever get flats, even on plain Jack > Browns off-road). > > Does anyone have experience with the Marathon Cross versus the > Marathon Extreme? Seems the Extreme might be the way to go, but I > wonder how the Cross compares. Extremes are wider (40mm versus 38) and > folding, so what do the Crosses have in their favor? > > Cheers, > > Gernot -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
