Subject: Why are some tires better? I had to replace my tires. I have 650 wheels, so the selection isn't that great. My LBS had a higher quality tire that was about 60$US. He also had what he called a training tire for about 15$US. I'm converting $Canadian to $US so prices might be a little off. I ended up getting the training tires. I went for one ride since I got the new tires but I can't say I saw a huge difference.
So here is the question, what makes a high end tire better or quicker? What justifies the higher price? Will a high end tire make me significantly faster? or only marginally? If the latter, I will keep working on the engine for now. I am pretty happy of my improvements on the bike for now, but I know there is still quite a bit of work ahead before spending extra for marginal gains. |