Retired My Commuter Bike, This Evening

I guess, that, actually, I re-tired it. I took the 29x2" (700x50c) tires off and replaced them with some Maxxis Wormdrive monstercross tires. I have been noticing some knee pain, lately, and I was wondering if accelerating the heavy 2" tires was contributing to it.

So, I swapped out to the Maxxis tires (which I had on the red and black Rockhopper Monster), after work, today. I was using the 2" tires in order to protect the rims from the recurring damage I experienced with 35c tires, in the past. Hopefully, the 42s will be big enough to protect the wheels, yet small enough to roll a little more easily.

I actually have some 45c tires on order, but I wanted to go ahead and try the smaller size, tomorrow. I have a 4-day weekend coming up (furlough, weekend, MLK Day), so I have to ride them tomorrow, or wait until next week to check out how they affect the commute. And, I am too curious about it to wait.

I'll get some daylight pictures, later (my house is too dark, even with the flash, to get a good shot), and post up my impressions.

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