So about the same amount of time you've spent fondling them, weighing them taking and posting sexy seductive pics and typing bollocks about them?
Pretty much, then I wasted the same amount of time doing it with the tyres.
Ended up taking more than half an hour to put them on too .. Probably nearer an hour due to lack of experience and ineptitude. The back was quite tight to get on - if you don't know what you're doing. I did salvage about 70% of my sealant and didn't spill any or get sealant everywhere, so it didn't go too badly at the Muppet Tyre Co.
Just squeezed in a short rainy ride..
So my Quick feeling on them ..
The 2.6 front, whilst only being .2 smaller, looks a lot smaller. I'll need to compensate in some other way now. It also gives about 5mm more clearance to the mud hugger, so for the Levo peeps with tight fitment issues, the 2.6 would give you more space on the front or rear.
Riding : Well, in the hands of a muppet, they actually felt really nice and confidence inspiring ! Did the first part of the same route I did yesterday, where I'd had a few slides, it stayed completely planted - despite being wetter.
Proceeded to ride two more sections I'd ridden yesterday and my speeds were considerably higher with not a single slip, slide, worry, turtle head, nothing.
This next part I will no doubt regret for the rest of my life .. but
@Gary might be right about plus sized being only for benny hill .. The bike was much more responsive with direction changes, it was also noticeably more precise - yes, even to me .. so if you could actually ride, it would probably feel like you're riding a scalpel . Yes, the front's a 2.6 .. so still chunky compared to 2.3's .. but it felt good.
The only negative, if you worry about such things, on a gravelly section they picked up the tiny little rocks (5mm ish) and threw them about.
Sadly it wasn't a long enough ride to gauge much more than that .. but so far, very happy !!
