I recently changed my commuter to a Giant Talon 4, I fell off my road bike after hitting a patch of oil on a busy road and even after bought some continental all season tyres I completely lost confidence so bought a mountain bike with big tyres. I've felt great for the 6 weeks I've been commuting, a lot heavier but I feel so much more stable. Until 2 weeks ago when I went under a bridge, I slowly rode over some pavement which, being under a bridge has a light covering of moss, I slipped and fell awkwardly, anyway I digress...
I'm currently using the standard knobbly 'Giant Sport, Custom Kenda K1135, 27.5x2.1" ' tyres that came with the bike. Is there anything I could change to to give me more grip? I'm not too bothered about rolling resistance, these are currently a bit hard work but I'd rather sacrifice rolling for road holding.
Any thoughts much appreciated.
I'm currently using the standard knobbly 'Giant Sport, Custom Kenda K1135, 27.5x2.1" ' tyres that came with the bike. Is there anything I could change to to give me more grip? I'm not too bothered about rolling resistance, these are currently a bit hard work but I'd rather sacrifice rolling for road holding.
Any thoughts much appreciated.