Btw, there was a relevant discussion at http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=432707
listing a whole bunch of other tires. Ritchey ZEDs get high marks, but are no longer made (?), and probably don't roll that well on pavement. The Specialized Borough XC Pro 45mm seem to run very narrow (acc. to one poster), making them much less attractive, IMO. On Feb 18, 10:15 pm, Patrick in VT <psh...@drm.com> wrote: > On Feb 18, 1:52 am, Earl Grey <earlg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Thanks all, for your suggestions. > > nah, the Grifo XS definitely doesn't run wide - it's barely 32mm. but > it's fast tire on all kinds of off-road surfaces and it's very lenient > with psi, which is more important than nominal width in my > experience. personally, i wouldn't ride it on the road, but it sounds > like you want at least a little bite in the tread profile. > > is the 25% dirt really knarly or what? the marathon extreme (and some > other tires considered here) seems very aggressive if you're looking > to spend, say 90mins out of 120mins on the road and want a lively, > fast rolling tire. -- 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.
