Goatheads in Redlands? Whodathunk? Seriously, thanks for the intel. I'm thinking once again about mixed surface tires. Back on the old standby Schwalbes recently & I know they aren't intended for dirt. And $45-$50 for a good tire is reasonable.
dougP On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 9:49:59 AM UTC-7, [email protected] wrote: > > I've had these on my Salsa for most of the summer up to now, and they have > been riding great. They're a touch slower on the road than my favorite > all-rounder tire, the Clement X'Plor MSO . But a lot more grab in the dirt, > including singletrack. What really impressed me yesterday and inspired this > posting was riding through a lot of goathead thorns. Almost all of the > thorns were embedded in the raised tread portions and didn't puncture the > tube. I was able to pull them all out. The few that were in the regular > surface I was able to break off without releasing the pressure. Rode home > without catastrophe!!! Still have to face the consequences this afternoon, > but not having to change a tube mid-ride makes all the difference! > > Plug for local to me retailer: > http://www.jensonusa.com/WTB-Nano-Race-700C-Tire > -- 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.
