For the sort of riding you are talking about, there, I always recommend these as I've always found them a great blend of being able to cope with light off-road tracks reasonably well, yet roll quite well on-road. They corner OK, too - not outstanding in either situation, but a good compromise.S-M":2bwn4phx said:I have Schwalbe City Jets on my 2011 Boardman HT Pro and to be honest, i think i hate them, they have been on for 2 months now, i mainly use the hardtail for work but i simply dont enjoy riding it anymore.
@85psi they are harsh on the bike (and my hoop), and fitting them has not given me any real increase in my 10 mile trip to work, because instead of jumping off kerbs, bombing down the side banks of bridlepaths and climbing up muddy hills, i now have to go the long way around, staying on the tarmac, riding around the housing estate rather then diving down the muddy trail beside the busy dual carriageway.
I have tried to use them off road and as you would expect, its not worth it LOL
They have taken the fun out of my commute for sure, they are boring, i have now started taking the retro 98 FSR into work so i can launch off kerbs and act like a hooligan (took it today for example)
I think i am going to remove them, i promised myself i would keep them for the summer and go back to my usual Conti Mountain King Mk2`s when the poor weather returns, but damn, they make my ride crap.
Yes they roll a lot faster, but i find i just freewheel more anyway.
IIRC they are 26 x 1.5
dyna-ti":15xwn18m said:For years ive been looking for a set of pure slicks.Zero tread.
Knew someone years ago that had a set of 2" fatboys that looked like innertubes on the outside![]()
Never seen another set![]()
Carge":3jwtf5lz said:dyna-ti":3jwtf5lz said:For years ive been looking for a set of pure slicks.Zero tread.
Knew someone years ago that had a set of 2" fatboys that looked like innertubes on the outside![]()
Never seen another set![]()
There's two sets on ebay at the mo - one set used £18 BIN - the other set new for £42 with tubes
Neil":18bz33xr said:For the sort of riding you are talking about, there, I always recommend these as I've always found them a great blend of being able to cope with light off-road tracks reasonably well, yet roll quite well on-road. They corner OK, too - not outstanding in either situation, but a good compromise.S-M":18bz33xr said:I have Schwalbe City Jets on my 2011 Boardman HT Pro and to be honest, i think i hate them, they have been on for 2 months now, i mainly use the hardtail for work but i simply dont enjoy riding it anymore.
@85psi they are harsh on the bike (and my hoop), and fitting them has not given me any real increase in my 10 mile trip to work, because instead of jumping off kerbs, bombing down the side banks of bridlepaths and climbing up muddy hills, i now have to go the long way around, staying on the tarmac, riding around the housing estate rather then diving down the muddy trail beside the busy dual carriageway.
I have tried to use them off road and as you would expect, its not worth it LOL
They have taken the fun out of my commute for sure, they are boring, i have now started taking the retro 98 FSR into work so i can launch off kerbs and act like a hooligan (took it today for example)
I think i am going to remove them, i promised myself i would keep them for the summer and go back to my usual Conti Mountain King Mk2`s when the poor weather returns, but damn, they make my ride crap.
Yes they roll a lot faster, but i find i just freewheel more anyway.
IIRC they are 26 x 1.5