GW – Member
Honestly don’t understand “Surly Black Floyd* tyres.”…
They’re a new release so I thought I’d try them. Just got them.
I figured they might be good for general road and offroad gravel, and then with a drop in pressure, softer stuff. Eg, I fancy doing the Great Glen Way down to Ft Oggie, cut across the Corrieyairack, and then amble home up the old A9, or stuff like going C-C from Ardross to Ullapool and returning by road. They’re not what you’d pick for singletrack only use, but I was hoping that where are any lengthy road/dualtrack stages the gain on the swings exceeds the loss on the roundabouts.
In practise they seem good. Just done the top half of Contin and they roll nicely even on the singletrack. It felt strangely similar to my CX bike for response.. Spin out in really soft mud, but actually better than I expected. Much faster (IMO) on hardpack than lugged tyres. The smooth tread means soft ruts need more care because they like to slip back down. Lower pressures may make that easier though – I was running 20psi, and I think most people run much less in the Floyds.
However, they’ll be coming off the bike soon (until spring) and I’ll be using Larrys or BFLs for Winter.
grum – Member
I didn’t make any of those tags. ****.
Figured that when I saw “tagged by Grum” 🙂
If this is a bike built to be niche, it’s waste of effort because there’s rarely any other riders around to be suitably awed where I’m out riding it.
It’s built to fit, built for purpose, and it won’t be seen leaning outside a cafe.