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@Belagerent
Last week riding around Cornwall I nearly started to believe that expensive rims, tyres, steel frames really made a difference. The whole bike felt like it just wanted to keep going.
But I now realise this feeling of endless energy was just caused by the fact I hadn't been to the gym in a week and all bikes actually ride the same.
I would not say that I find these tyres at 20 PSI particularly revelatory on baked hard east anglian bridleways compared to say, 700x38 g ones. Also the low BB on this does make more technical and tussocky trails quite frightening. I'd like to try some 700x48 tyres at some point, which should also raise the BB a little. If they turn out to be better I guess I'll have to buy another wheelset :|