I also run the Hutchinson Sector 28’s. They are my go to tire now. Very light at 280 grams for the tire. Not a harsh riding but very comfortable tire and
they handle amazing. Mounted on Easton rims the tires only measured to 26.5mm. Mounted on a Stan’s Alpha rim they plumped up to 28.7mm, I thought they handled good on the skinnier Easton rim. To my surprise they handled better and felt more comfortable
on the Stan’s rim.
The Hutchinson Intensive was a promising tire, at 25 mm. Overall it was a very harsh riding tire than measured at 23.4mm. They did last a long time though.
The Fusion tires are also very narrow and harsh riding. The casings on the Intensives and the Fusions seems much stiffer than that on the Sector.
Some friends have been riding the IRC tubeless tires in both the 23mm and 25mm widths and they have a very good ride. The 25 was more like a 27mm tire.
Sure do wish that there would be some offerings to come out of Michelin or Continental. Just to see how they compare.
George T.
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On Behalf Of Philip B Simpson via Bike-racers
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2014 5:25 PM
To: Patrick R. Holland
Cc: racers
Subject: Re: [NMCycling] Road tubeless
I really like the Hutchinson Intensive Tubeless, I think they are all 25mm. Fusion 3s are a little softer and racier.
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On Jun 26, 2014, at 4:54 PM, "Patrick R. Holland via Bike-racers" <bike-racers@mailman.swcp.com> wrote: