Thanks Tim. I do see your reasoning. I stuck the Stelvios on the Nazca as an experiment after I took them off the Fujin shortly after it arrived, and they were sitting around doing nothing but taunting me with their newness. Each day I'd go into the barn, and there they'd be, hanging from a long nail stuck into the wall. "Look how new we are," they'd say. "Look at your tatty old tyres. Compare us. Are we not more lovely?"
I'd used Marathon Slicks before that and they were fine, but they got a bit worn. I did notice a significant speed boost after the change, and I quickly grew to like the Stelvios. But my main question is one of economy of purse rather than economy of effort. The Stelvios, you see, are already owned by me, whereas the original Marathons are worn and suspect, and all other tyres are presently owned by such people as Herr Schwalbe and M. Michelin, and they won't part with them unless I give them money. While pondering this (the ways of commerce have always confused me, which is probably why I'm always skint), I came up with the "theory" above - that full suspension might rule out the need to have bigger tyres, and indeed, to pay for them.
I apologise if I misled you. Basically I'm a tight git, and loking to remain so. I do like the Stelvios, though (though not on the unsuspended Fujin, where they play havoc with my neck).
Thanks again
Steve
