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gbj_tester in reply to @///////////////

I'm a little concerned that 3" wide tyres would slow me down like crazy on the roads. Am i right?

FWIW, I did the 2012 Boxing day 10 on my Azonic (26×2.3 Conti Gravity tyres, >15kg bike mass, 68" SS) in 33m40s, and the 2013 edition on my Look 585 (700×28C Vittoria Rubino Pro Tech, <7kg bike mass, variable gears up to 105") in 30m58s.

If you get a Krampus, I'd suggest getting some spare wheels (e.g. Shimano WH-MT15-29) with some 700×32/35 commuting tyres, because they will be faster on the road and the investment will pay for itself by not wearing out the treads of your expensive 29+ tyres with 125 miles a week of tarmac abrasion.

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/////////////// in reply to @gbj_tester

sounds fairly reasonable.
thanks for your advice...come the new year i think i'll invest. I'd love to try one first but they seem to be hard to track down in London.

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edscoble in reply to @///////////////

Putting those wheel and tyres combo basically make it no difference to a typical hybrid that's not as heavy.

The option is a great ideas only if you do actually swap wheels that regularly for some MTB fun.

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