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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
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Posted: Fri Sep 27 18:32:59 1985
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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