After hopping off my TLR with 120/190 tires, yeh the 125's tires DID tend to get sucked into the ruts a bit. (Welcome to Ottawa, land of the never-ending construction zone). I really liked how "flickable" it was though.
If you have a chance, sign up for a session at a race school like FAST... it's tons of fun, you learn loads, and confidence goes up about 100 notches afterwards.
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