I was encouraged by a simply fanstastic pavement ride today on my
26x1.25" slick. Smooth and easy to pedal, it feels like you're floating
on air. Even when I went on some hardpacked dirt the slick tire felt
just great.
So I hunted for 24" slick tires and came up with 3 tires in addition to
the Dyno Kruiser Fireball 24x3.0" (out of production) and the IRC Metro
24x2.0" (seemingly impossible to find unless you travel to Japan).
IRC Triathlon: 24x1.0", 125 psi, 220gm. This tire should get that
rolling resistance down! If you pump it anywhere near 100psi it'll
certainly ache the ol' behind. Air seat mandatory. I'm not sure tires
get any thinner.
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Panaracer Technova II semislick: 24x1.0", 94-123 psi, 200gm. When you
compare this tire to the 24x3.0 Gazz at 1350gm you'll simply forget you
even have a tire.
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Terry Fat Girl slick: 24x1.25", $24US. Terry makes custom bicycles for
women. This tire, made by Vee *** in Thailand, is a copy of the
Specialized Fat Boy which used to make a 24x1.25", but stopped. This
tire has no specs on the Terry site, but looks pretty promising. If you
purchase and use this tire please tell me if it's good. It may even
bring out your feminine side...
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Because these tires are very skinny, you should ensure that your rim is
at least the same width as or skinnier than the tire.
Check out all my findings of 24" slicks as well as a large collection of
26" slicks. You'll quickly notice that there is so much more variety of
26" slicks, and no, I don't have MTB envy.
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I'll be hyperlinking tire prices when I have time, but remember, I don't
sell tires.
Don_TaiATyahooDOTcoDOTuk, Toronto, Canada
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