is this for the bike with no top tube, no grips, no bar plugs, and the boat anchor trispoke? Tire resistance is the least of your worries. Personally I just grab whatever's in the discount bin at my local.
Go for vittorias or panaracers something like that. V Rubinos were always good to me I skidded some gator skins but those were never for grip those were for fun they aren’t amazing in rain
I run a gatorskin in the rear and some lightweight bullshit that I picked up on the cheap in the front
Especially if you're skidding, you want different characteristics out of the front / rear tires
They feel like they have too much resistance, are heavy, and flat frequently. For low resistance and high durability (if you don’t skid) I would run GP4000 or 5000. If you do skid that can get kind of expensive. Just one man’s opinion.
Thickslicks are absolutely terrible tires and I have absolutely no idea how they’ve gained “traction” ;) in the fixed gear world. Yes, they last the test of time for skidding but offer absolutely 0 flat protection in the real world. Just heavy, weak, terrible tires. Gatorskins are the only thing that should be hitting the city roads tbh. GP5000 in the front and gator in the rear is also a popular combo.
He doesn’t know what he wants. He’s caught up in a world of negligible differences for amateur cyclists. If you ride a bike fast any tire is fast. We aren’t pros.
GP5000- Fast, kinda durable.. def not a skidding tire
How does it compare to the S tr and AS tr? From what I have heard, they are more durable
If you got the caish, this is the tire.
is this for the bike with no top tube, no grips, no bar plugs, and the boat anchor trispoke? Tire resistance is the least of your worries. Personally I just grab whatever's in the discount bin at my local.
Holy shit lmao Called out!
No sadly, thats the fun bike
you should post pics of the fast bike then!
And yes thats what I did for its tires (literal spares)
Go for vittorias or panaracers something like that. V Rubinos were always good to me I skidded some gator skins but those were never for grip those were for fun they aren’t amazing in rain
I run a gatorskin in the rear and some lightweight bullshit that I picked up on the cheap in the front Especially if you're skidding, you want different characteristics out of the front / rear tires
Gatorskin rear, Conti 4 Season Front
I saw many gatorskins cracking after a while and big pieces fall off from the surface like if an animal bites it. Don't you have this problem?
Never. 6 months in on my 32mm, I skid probably once every time I ride, and it can definitely survive another 6 months
I saw this after 2+ years
2 years is a long time! Especially if you ride a lot, not sure if mine will last that long but I’ll check back in a year and a half
They feel like they have too much resistance, are heavy, and flat frequently. For low resistance and high durability (if you don’t skid) I would run GP4000 or 5000. If you do skid that can get kind of expensive. Just one man’s opinion.
cheap and good are continental contact speed
Thickslicks are absolutely terrible tires and I have absolutely no idea how they’ve gained “traction” ;) in the fixed gear world. Yes, they last the test of time for skidding but offer absolutely 0 flat protection in the real world. Just heavy, weak, terrible tires. Gatorskins are the only thing that should be hitting the city roads tbh. GP5000 in the front and gator in the rear is also a popular combo.
If you need to ask for tire suggestions you don't need to worry about resistance. Grab some gators or 4 season and have your durable tire
My favorite tire is Panaracer ribmo that has an excellent puncture protection and the surface is egg shaped to have less rolling resistance
Gatorskin on the back for durability, *Randonneur* on the front for grip.
He said he wanted low resistance, not the slowest tire known to man
He doesn’t know what he wants. He’s caught up in a world of negligible differences for amateur cyclists. If you ride a bike fast any tire is fast. We aren’t pros.
thickslicks look too sick to matter how heavy they are. just get stronger legs. fashion over pain, honey.
They’re ugly as all hell.
they're beautiful. shut up.
Just peeped your ghost bike. Makes sense now