Excellent tires!!!!
Swapped from Kenda Kontender 26c's and I *could not believe* the difference! I decided on these after much research.. reading rolling resistance and puncture resistance tests. I don't have these bookmarked, but if you seek you will find.
Not only did I pick up some speed, but the ride is so so so much smoother, truly the best of both worlds. Before, I could feel every bump in the road, now lumpy passages are easily passed... and there are plenty of them around Chicago!
I would not have completed my first century ride with my old tires... I couldn't say the same for my clipless pedals (105's), or my longer stem. These tires have so far been the biggest upgrade I've made, very very worth the relatively high cost.
The puncture resistance is amazing as well! The Kenda Kontender's had a so called puncture resistant layer, but it was useless... my first 2 days on the bike I got 2 flats from 2 of the smallest pieces of glass - and then I had to drop in Mr Tuffy's to compensate. The Tuffy's kept me without flats, but roughened up the ride to bone jarring levels... the Kontender's already were not very smooth - even at the "larger" 26c size.
I was nervous about going to such a small tire set given I'm not the smallest guy (when I bought these tires I was about 185) and I ride on some of the roughest pot hole infested roads out there + I ride a 26lb bike.. but they have held up very well. 2 pinch flats later I've run higher pressure and had no issues. I run the rear @ about 115psi, the front at about 105psi... less than that is where I had problems. The case is so supple, I can fill both to 120psi (max rec'd) and still have a much smoother ride than my old setup.
Very happy, if pondering buying these, definitely do.
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