low profile cross tires

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John Forrest Tomlinson wrote:
I'm looking for a low profile cross tire to fit on a road bike. I've
got some 700x28 Michelins I got over 10 years ago that work fine, but
when they go I want to replace with something. Tried a 700x30 Kenda
Kwick and it's a little too big.

Any ideas?

Michelins run at advertised size or bigger, so the current
Michelin 700x30 won't fit. The semislick Ritchey Speedmax
are/were maybe a little undersized, so the 28 or 30 variety
could work. These don't have a deep tread. Some Hutchinson
and IRC knobby cross tires are a little undersized, so these
might fit. I measured an IRC Cross Country 700x35 knobby at
30mm wide, but I don't know if there is a 28 or 30 variant.
A Hutchinson Pro 700x30 measures at 28mm (Open 4 rim) and is
a pretty good tire.

I don't feel that the Avocet Cross is a cyclocross tire -
it's more of an inverted tread tire for people who might
do a little riding on dirt. I would expect it to pack up
with mud very quickly in cyclocross usage.

I have been using Avocet Cross tires to race cyclocross. It is exciting,
but they only really work on dry days. Except on a very dry, very hard
course, real cross tires are the way to go. Yesterday's race was quite
muddy, and I spent some time lying on the ground.

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Ryan Cousineau wrote in
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I have been using Avocet Cross tires to race cyclocross.

Ryan did you get the Avocets locally...I have not been able to find
anyone who sells them.

In article ,
Mike Latondresse wrote:

Ryan Cousineau wrote in
:

I have been using Avocet Cross tires to race cyclocross.

Ryan did you get the Avocets locally...I have not been able to find
anyone who sells them.

I was given them by a club-mate, and I don't know where he sourced them.
They may have been original equipment.

Sorry,

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Ryan Cousineau http://www.wiredcola.com/
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to think that they have to take drugs to succeed." -Paul Erdos

Ryan Cousineau wrote:

I have been u sing Avocet Cross tires to race cyclocross. It is exciting,
but they only really work on dry days. Except on a very dry, very hard
course, real cross tires are the way to go.

On a very dry, very hard course, why not use slicks?t

In article . com,
"41" wrote:

Ryan Cousineau wrote:

I have been u sing Avocet Cross tires to race cyclocross. It is exciting,
but they only really work on dry days. Except on a very dry, very hard
course, real cross tires are the way to go.

On a very dry, very hard course, why not use slicks?t

Fair question. The best answer is that I got these tires for free, which
makes them an excellent value for all uses.

More seriously, I think the Avocets are a pretty marginal tire for any
sort of cyclocross, but I have used them with success. On a course which
had enough dirt and leaves and grass to recommend against pure slicks,
the tires worked very well indeed.

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Ryan Cousineau http://www.wiredcola.com/
"I don't want kids who are thinking about going into mathematics
to think that they have to take drugs to succeed." -Paul Erdos