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I absolutely love my 47c WTB Horizons. They were great on a London to Bergen tour I did last year. They're pretty quick on the road and I've not punctured in over 5000 miles and they still look like new!
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What are 47mm slicks like.
Fucking amazing with tubeless and light wheels.
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I've got a set of WTB 47mm slicks on my wheels now. Haven't ridden yet though but they should be more fun than ploughing into potholes and what's left of British roads than 25mm road tyres.
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What are 47mm slicks like. I'm trying to figure out what I want for long distance bike packing.
I have previously done it on an early 80's Bianchi racer with 25s. Which fucked with the nerves in my palms and fingers. I also didn't like being confined to tarmac. So I then did it on my 90's Marin mtb with 26" 2.2 slicks which was more comfy :•) What I missed was the gearing and the speedier ride.
I havn't really ridden a modern race bike. But tried a CDF which felt like a greased lightning compared to my old Bianchi. This summer I'm doing a 2000+km ride and would like to find a new bike for this occasion. Sooo here I am looking for advice on 650b for road riding purposes.