Tyres
cheshtrier
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Just taken delivery of my new Focus bike which has very skinny tyres, that can only be described as slicks on it(I sound like a grumpy old man!!).My question is...........are they any good in the wet?
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Have them on my Focus, never used them in rain so far, was going to replace them but did a search and found this
http://www.fairwheelbikes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1672
and this
http://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=403436
So feeling seems to be surprisingly OK in the rain
First saw a Focus Tria in the flesh (?) at Rother Valley triathlon, absolutely honked it down - I was drier before I got out of the lake. Guy who rode the Tria in the Olympic distance came about 30th overall so couldn't have been too bad.
Let us know how you get on and likewise but so far no hairy moments.
Not sure I would want to risk trying it, and obviously the wider the tyre, the more the tread becomes effective. But then again, doesnt that just slow you down too much due to friction? [8|]
The Redlines are probably better but are hard to get hold of now.