Pint tire change, who’s done it?

[OneDan+]

@McFloaty For me, I went treaded and I'll never go back. The grip is what I like, especially side to side, as I am constantly carving cuz I ride like I'm on a snowboard. Also much more confidence going thru water or wet surfaces as well as mud and wet leaves. To each his own, but I'll never put one of those slippery suckers on my wheel!

[McFloaty]

@OneDan agreed on the side to side grip, and overall feel which is amazing compared to stock tire. Just ordered this Hoosier slick-will update once switched out and rode.

[Sponge315]

One thing to consider with that tire is that the is the stiffness of the sidewall and the stickiness of the rubber. The R60B is very stiff, with very hard rubber. This is good for durability but might be like riding a brick.
I'm currently riding a very soft D10A which is a bit like riding a sponge. It will do a slow U turn easy on a narrow sidewalk and soaks up cracks really well. Like you would expect it is very quiet and sticky, but crap on even a little mud. I only have 200 miles on it so far, so can't say about durability yet.
The stock Vega is a pretty stiff and square tire. Which is good for stability for beginners, but less responsive. I think the R60B might be even stiffer but with a rounder profile.
I'll be very interested in your riding impressions

[McFloaty]

@Sponge315 agreed. For the record it ended up being a $42 gamble. Will update once I’ve done the switch/out test. May take a while cause I’m loving the Hoosier so much- but all this free time could change that quickly.

[McFloaty]

@Sponge315 tire arrived, and tough to tell much from looking/feeling it but appears a rounder profile and drop off from the flat to the sidewall than pint og tire. Rubber seems about as hard as the og as well, but a the sidewall feels like it has a bit more flex (perhaps a little less thick) than the og pint tire. Don’t feel like the full disassemble tire change right now, but will update with pix and thoughts when I do. Pics of new Hoosier slick R60B next to old Pint tire with about 2395 miles below:

[Sponge315]

@McFloaty Wow that OG, tire looks great for how many miles it has on it. My Vega was showing belts at the edges at1300. I forced it to 1400 just so the math would work out to 5 cents per mile. (Paid $70 with shipping for the new Hoosier) I know, a little ocd, but I just like number to come out even.

[McFloaty]

@Sponge315 also amazed at mileage from og, but attribute some of it from over-pumping the tire after leaks developed 1500 miles in. Had four unsealable leaks at the end, but it was a good tire. Already see it’s next use tacked on the side of the garage with a bit of dirt in the bottom and an aloe vera plant poking out. My first OW tire, fond of it.

[McFloaty]

@Sponge315 so bored I put the hoosier slick on. Only 20 miles on it, but DEF feels like softer rubber than oem vega, picks up pebbles almost as well as the hoosier treaded. Rides in between the oem and hoosier treaded, with a def better edge to edge feel than the og, both slow and fast. Slight mileage upgrade from the hoosier treaded. Think the og pint tire is harder rubber than both, never picked up pebbles the way the hoosier’s do.

[McFloaty]

@McFloaty pix uploaded in reverse- the indentations in first pic are result of the pebbles stuck in shown in second pic.

[McFloaty]

@McFloaty if I could only have one, I’d choose the treaded hoosier

[Sponge315]

Aired up it looks very round, not the obvious way, but side to side.
Thanks for the update.

[McFloaty]

@Sponge315 it def seems and feels like a rounder profile than vega, very carvey, but not quite as nimble edge to edge as the treaded Hoosier