new tires ... stiff ride

[gfl@cc.bellcore.com (grant f lenahan)]

>Am I just getting more road feel because of the tire size change somehow...
>or are the Pirellis that much stiffer than the Eagles?

Yes and Yes.

You mande two changes that will increase feedback/coupling:
(1) you ent from 65 to 60 series, and (2) you went from
a mushy "smooth riding" tire (eagle GA) to a higher
performance tire (the Pirellis).  That's what a smooth
riding tire does - mushes out the feedback.

I'm also infering from your statement that the wheel does not
vibrate back and forth, and that much of your feedback comes
from the seat of your pants - yep that's a stiffer ride
alright!

Apparnetly, you only notice the effects at higher speeds.
Is it comfortable on a smooth, newly paved MACADAM road?
That would eliminate some insidious form of oscillation . . .

Grant