tire recommendation needed

Greetings;

I am soliciting recommendations for 26" tires. I am looking to
maximize traction and security for riding in rain on paved roads. I
will also be riding on frost covered roads occasionally, but rain is
much more common. I broke my hip in a bike accident last year, am now
back on the bike, and am very paranoid about another fall. I need the
most traction and security I can get from a 26" tire.

TIA,

Fred Smith

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writes:
Greetings;

I am soliciting recommendations for 26" tires. I am looking to
maximize traction and security for riding in rain on paved roads. I
will also be riding on frost covered roads occasionally, but rain is
much more common. I broke my hip in a bike accident last year, am now
back on the bike, and am very paranoid about another fall. I need the
most traction and security I can get from a 26" tire.

In my opinion Tioga City Slickers are lovely slicks
to have in the rain. Ritchey Tom slicks might be
somewhat faster, but I like the way the Tiogas
handle cornering.


cheers,
Tom

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Tom Keats wrote:

In article .com,
writes:
Greetings;

I am soliciting recommendations for 26" tires. I am looking to
maximize traction and security for riding in rain on paved roads. I
will also be riding on frost covered roads occasionally, but rain is
much more common. I broke my hip in a bike accident last year, am now
back on the bike, and am very paranoid about another fall. I need the
most traction and security I can get from a 26" tire.

In my opinion Tioga City Slickers are lovely slicks to have in the rain.
Ritchey Tom slicks might be somewhat faster, but I like the way the
Tiogas handle cornering.

I like Specialized FatBoys, although I haven't done any quantitative
comparative testing.

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Benjamin Lewis

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In article ,
Benjamin Lewis writes:
Tom Keats wrote:

In article .com,
writes:
Greetings;

I am soliciting recommendations for 26" tires. I am looking to
maximize traction and security for riding in rain on paved roads. I
will also be riding on frost covered roads occasionally, but rain is
much more common. I broke my hip in a bike accident last year, am now
back on the bike, and am very paranoid about another fall. I need the
most traction and security I can get from a 26" tire.

In my opinion Tioga City Slickers are lovely slicks to have in the rain.
Ritchey Tom slicks might be somewhat faster, but I like the way the
Tiogas handle cornering.

I like Specialized FatBoys, although I haven't done any quantitative
comparative testing.

Truth be told, I miss my ol' Cheng Shins. They took some
getting used to, though -- they could be a little squidgy[*]
in wet cornering.

Anyhow, out of those Cheng Shins, Tioga City Slickers, Ritchey Toms,
some Kenda things I found, and my current IRC Metros, I liked the
(1.5") Tiogas best for traction and handling in wet conditions.


cheers,
Tom
[*] how's /that/ for quantitative? ;-)

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Tom Keats wrote:

Truth be told, I miss my ol' Cheng Shins. They took some
getting used to, though -- they could be a little squidgy[*]
in wet cornering.

Anyhow, out of those Cheng Shins, Tioga City Slickers, Ritchey Toms,
some Kenda things I found, and my current IRC Metros, I liked the
(1.5") Tiogas best for traction and handling in wet conditions.

Yes, 1.5" is probably a good size. Hutchinson makes some slicks for 26"
tires, too.

wrote:

Greetings;

I am soliciting recommendations for 26" tires. I am looking to
maximize traction and security for riding in rain on paved roads. I
will also be riding on frost covered roads occasionally, but rain is
much more common. I broke my hip in a bike accident last year, am now
back on the bike, and am very paranoid about another fall. I need the
most traction and security I can get from a 26" tire.

TIA,

Fred Smith


I like my Continental Town & Country

You don't need much or any tread at all to have traction on pavement and
any bike tire will have decreased traction in the wet.

More info available at this link:

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/tires.html