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May 232009
After 6 flats in less than 200km, I bid farewell to my WTB Slickasaurus tires on my LHT. My riding really isn’t that intense, but it seemed like every time I would go over a bridge, or go off pavement, I’d have a flat. Enough was enough and I moved to Schwalbe Marathon tires. I upgraded from the 1.5″ width on the WTB’s to 1.75″ for added comfort, and a bit more stability off road with a small 200gm trade-off in weight. Seeing as I’m starting to do swap out [read more]