Advice sought about riding in the gravel: Conventional wisdom has it that, if the road surface is harder than the tire, then knobbies are not an advantage, and a slick tire offers more grip.
Today I fell on a steep ascent -- about 20+ percent -- on a road covered in creek gravel the size of robins’ eggs. (I know: I didn’t pick my line sagely.) As I spun though the air, looking up at the tops of the trees and at my feet, which were up there with the trees, I had a moment to reflect on the conventional wisdom. I know that a lot of subscribers to this list do a lot of mixed terrain riding, and I was wondering, if anyone had an opinion about the use of knobbies versus slicks -- or inverted-tread tires -- for this application. Continental Town and Country, 2.1 inch, 25 psi. (What I had today.) Versus, for example, Specialized Ground Control II, 1.95 inch, same psi. (What I have in the parts bin.) Any advice appreciated, Bob “Love Those Lonely, Gravel Roads” Cooper -- 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.
