Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site cubsvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!rna!cubsvax!peters From: peters@cubsvax.UUCP (Peter S. Shenkin) Newsgroups: net.bicycle Subject: Re: Tire Pressure, etc..... & Turbo R's Message-ID: <368@cubsvax.UUCP> Date: Fri, 27-Sep-85 18:32:59 EDT Article-I.D.: cubsvax.368 Posted: Fri Sep 27 18:32:59 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 1-Oct-85 11:12:43 EDT References: <5490003@acf4.UUCP> <> Reply-To: peters@cubsvax.UUCP (Peter S. Shenkin) Organization: Columbia Univ Biology, New York City Lines: 17 Summary: In article <> leimkuhl@uiucdcsp.UUCP writes: > >There's a real myth around right now that these smoothies are >less durable or more slippery than there treaded cousins. All >tests seem to say the opposite. .... > >Face it, we've probably all been hoodwinked >by Specialized's tire tread ads, and the only reason they're >not recommending turbo/rs for all surfaces is because they would >be admitting that they've been selling us extra rubber for years. > >-Ben Leimkuhler Ever tried them in the rain? (I haven't, but I suspect that's where they'd lose it. Just like smooth automobile tires, which have been around for years, and which do hold the track better than treaded tires when it's dry.) -Peter S. Shenkin Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com