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 of parts, I find it only fitting to commence a reviews section.
The plural form of the word “slickasaurus” is “slickasauri”.
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Just stumbled on your web site today while looking for touring info related to the Surly LHT (just bought one on eBay for commuting and light touring). Question for you: how did you like the 1.7″ Schwalbe Marathons? Are you still riding onthose, or did you switch up since then?
Happy trails – glad you are enjoying your break from IT! I’m an IT Sec guy and the stuff does make me kinda twitchy form time to time.
Sean