I have heard nothing but good things about the scorchers. Check out:
http://www.bentrideronline.com/reviews/scorchers/scorchers.htm.

I am a member of several other boards and everyone seems to love this
tire.

Hope this helps,
Brian

--- In TeamCatrike@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Scott" <donksax@...> wrote:
>
> Group: I am going on a three day trip next week and I need some tire
> advice. As previously stated, I had Marathon slicks on my 2006 Road
> when I got it. I wore them out. I rode mostly on highway, but also
> on loose chat on bike trails. Never had a flat....Held up great. As
> you know, they have discontinued the Slicks. So, they are history and
> will just have to forget about them. Presently, I have a set of the
> new Marathons with snakeskin tread. This is a super tire...very
> stable, steers great....BUT...it is much slower than my Slicks. I
> free coasted down a hill and there was about a 4-5 mph difference in
> speed. So.....I guess I want the best of both worlds. What would you
> recommend for my Road? I want a tire that can ocassionally be ridden
> in loose chat...but I also want it to be a little faster than the
> Marathons I have now.
>
> mike
>