Installed 700cx35 on old aluminum hybrid Kona Dew Deluxe yesterday. Rode to work on wet pavement today, weighed down with two panniers. I'm very impressed - the tires are very compliant, the previously rough ride was almost silky in comparison. Great grip in the wet. They need a slight push to spin up, but then roll very smoothly with a perceptible reduction in effort. Brought the grin to my rain bike commute.
To keep my 5-star rating they will have to prove themselves to be reasonably flat resistant and have decent tread life.
Installed 700cx35 on old aluminum hybrid Kona Dew Deluxe yesterday. Rode to work on wet pavement today, weighed down with two panniers. I'm very impressed - the tires are very compliant, the previously rough ride was almost silky in comparison. Great grip in the wet. They need a slight push to spin up, but then roll very smoothly with a perceptible reduction in effort. Brought the grin to my rain bike commute.
To keep my 5-star rating they will have to prove themselves to be reasonably flat resistant and have decent tread life.
Used this past summer on Pittsburg to DC ride on GAP and C&O trail. 5 days with 2 days of rain. Tire performed better then I had hoped. Zero flats in 400 miles of fully packed trail riding. I will buy this tire again
It maybe a placebo effect, but compared to the butyl it replaced, these latex tubes make it feel like I have a tail wind. I've maybe 400 miles on them now, on disc brake rims, with no troubles. I used lots of talc.
