Slicky and Twitchy
Sigurd
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I commute on an old mountain bike (Dave Yates Diabolo, 1992) and have just changed the tyres from a Continental Travel Contact/Schwalbe Big Apple combination to Continental Ultra Gatorskin both front and rear.
As well as feeling noticeable quicker it seemed very twitchy to ride. Is this normal when fitting such a skinny tyre to a mountain bike?
As well as feeling noticeable quicker it seemed very twitchy to ride. Is this normal when fitting such a skinny tyre to a mountain bike?
1992 Dave Yates Diabolo
"The future is dark, the present burdensome; only the past, dead and finished, bears contemplation. Those who look upon it have survived it: they are its product and its victors"
"The future is dark, the present burdensome; only the past, dead and finished, bears contemplation. Those who look upon it have survived it: they are its product and its victors"
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On my old mtb when I changed my mtb tyres to fatboys (really quite thin) it did become a lot twitchier. Didn't mind it though.FCN 9 || FCN 50
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I've put fairly narrow ultra gatorskins on my Tricross, replacing the Specialized Borough Pro 700x32s that were on there. It is a lot quicker now but noticeably twitchier. Not too bad on dry roads but I find it a bit hairy in the wet...not that great since it is my wet/winter ride.
Will probably change back to something a bit wider and heavier and accept the reduced speed for a more stable ride in the wet.===============================
Ribble Sportive Racing: FCN 2
Tricross Sport: FCN 4
Cannondale R600: FCN 3
Scrapheap Rescued SS, in bits: FCN 9
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coversely I found the gatorskins more stable than the ribmo's that they replaced0
