Further derailment and all that... I've ridden Parigi-Roubaix for as long as Will, as well as Eroica/Strada Bianca the past 3-4yrs. Not nearly as many miles as Will, but I also never had even a whiff of tread delamination. However, my first/only pair of Alamanzo started getting edge peels after only a few trail rides. The same trails that never bothered the PR/SB/Eroica, BTW, it's not like I suddenly started doing endos and epic hucking (did I get that terminology right?) due to the presence of quasi-knobby tread. Too small a sample for me to conjecture the Alamanzo are more problematical than the smooth-tread tires, but it does put me in the camp that has first-hand experience with Challenge tire tread delamination. That I seem to hear about it more in a CX context, likely on Alamanzo tires, makes me go hmmmm....
Back on topic, these new super-duper Soma tires haven't appeared on Soma's website yet, at least as far as I can browse. Are my pitiful browsing skills letting me down again, or are we still waiting? Anywhere I can find actual specs and stuff? Paul Brodek Hillsdale, NJ USA On Sunday, October 11, 2015 at 4:04:14 PM UTC-4, William deRosset wrote: > > Dear Ron, > > veering off-topic, but I've gone through thirty-five Parigi-Roubaix, > Strada Blanca, and Eroica tires since 2008. None have delaminated. Their > older (tubulars) had problems occasionally, as did Clement, FMB, and > (rarely) Vittoria tubulars. > > Best, > > Will > William M. deRosset > Fort Collins, CO > > > On Saturday, October 10, 2015 at 6:19:38 AM UTC-6, Ron Mc wrote: >> >> Don't want to derail the thread, and I've heard the Challenge complaints >> in 3 forums, but have never experienced the problem with Challenge tires on >> (and off) 5 bikes for up to 7 years and well over 10,000 miles. Also >> Vittoria hand-glued tires, which are great, but have short rubber life. >> >> On Friday, October 9, 2015 at 12:37:55 PM UTC-5, Mark Reimer wrote: >>> >>> I'd be wary of hand glued. I"ve had at least 10 pairs of challenge CX >>> tires and most of them had the tread peel off the casing in short order. >>> Being active in the CX scene here, I've seen MANY other challenge tires >>> fail from the tread coming off. Some times on the first ride. That might be >>> a Challenge QC issue more so than the notion of hand-glued, but either way >>> makes me nervous. I've never had any other tire do that. >>> >>> On Friday, October 9, 2015 at 12:33:34 PM UTC-5, Ron Mc wrote: >>>> >>>> the Challenge are also hand-glued tires. I'm thinking the Somas will >>>> be vulcanized tires with fine casings. If they're hand-glued, they would >>>> be pretty amazing tires, IMO. >>>> >>>> >>>>>>> -- 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.
