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I would be super curious to try it Cam.
I think for some of us "older" guys it is hard to escape our frame of
reference -- for example I road 2.7-2.8 tires on Mavic 321/729 for years and
have ridden 3.0 Gazzis on Doubletracks -- and my opinion (having not ridden a
new + bike) is that rubber compounds, tread designs, tire construction,
specifically in the case of hardtail 29″ wheel, and huge suspension
improvements negated the benefits (compared to weight/drag) of the huge
rubber.
Sept. 23, 2015, 4:18 p.m. - DrewM
#!markdown I would be super curious to try it Cam. I think for some of us "older" guys it is hard to escape our frame of reference -- for example I road 2.7-2.8 tires on Mavic 321/729 for years and have ridden 3.0 Gazzis on Doubletracks -- and my opinion (having not ridden a new + bike) is that rubber compounds, tread designs, tire construction, specifically in the case of hardtail 29″ wheel, and huge suspension improvements negated the benefits (compared to weight/drag) of the huge rubber.