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Michael Press
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"41" <[email protected]> wrote:
> The 66tpi casings and
> probably 2 - 2.5mm of hard tread rubber of my Avocet Duro Pluses
> (which I run at around maybe 50-70psi) make a lot of sense, but the
> same size tire in 127tpi with 1mm of soft tread rubber would be a
> highly specialized item: made for short races
not races, but rides. Check
> in dry weather
Check
> on well-swept roads,
Check
> for out of shape riders
Check
> who are not fat enough to need high pressures,
Check
> yet who cannot go fast enough for aerodynamics to be a factor.
Check.
> Who on earth is that?
[Looks around sheepishly] Uh, I have this friend ...
--
Michael Press
<[email protected]>,
"41" <[email protected]> wrote:
> The 66tpi casings and
> probably 2 - 2.5mm of hard tread rubber of my Avocet Duro Pluses
> (which I run at around maybe 50-70psi) make a lot of sense, but the
> same size tire in 127tpi with 1mm of soft tread rubber would be a
> highly specialized item: made for short races
not races, but rides. Check
> in dry weather
Check
> on well-swept roads,
Check
> for out of shape riders
Check
> who are not fat enough to need high pressures,
Check
> yet who cannot go fast enough for aerodynamics to be a factor.
Check.
> Who on earth is that?
[Looks around sheepishly] Uh, I have this friend ...
--
Michael Press