What makes for a good touring tire? And do we want a tire that is optimal for the days we are actually touring or best for our all around needs? What kind of touring? Where?
My experience with tires has been that urban environments destroy tires faster than rural ones do. Except maybe in the SW, where goat heads puncture damn near everything. In general, road debris destroys tires way faster than a heavy load does or even rocks, and that debris is usually way more prevalent in urban areas than rural roads,. Bad luck can strike any tire so we always need to be prepared. Our tandem has Schwalbe Marathon Racers (26x1.6), underneath a fully loaded bike that is well over 400 lbs. This is a relatively light tire which serves our needs best on a day to day basis but holds up quite well on tour. Commuting creates the most difficult environment for tires. When I commuted I wanted bullet proof, to hell with rolling resistance. Touring, piece of cake for most tires. Michael On Tuesday, January 29, 2013 10:56:43 PM UTC-5, hsmitham wrote: > > Hey RBW riders, curious what you all think is the best 650b & 700c tire > for touring? Is it even possible to have a plush ride with decent flat > resistance? > > Hugh > Sunland, Ca > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
