Amen, though my last box of Remas has lasted longer than I had anticipated thanks several years of good luck or because Turbos are less prone to flats than Paselas. And one flat a week? Not a bad rate by my standards; I've dealt with one flat a day. One gets used to it.
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 7:18 PM, cyclotourist <[email protected]> wrote: > I have officially just gone through a 100 pack of Rema > patches<http://www.jensonusa.com/store/product/TL308I03-Rema+F1-P+25Mm+Round+Patches.aspx?sc=FRGL>in > three years. > > I'd rather do that than ride on Armadillos :-) > > > On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 5:21 PM, Doug Van Cleve <[email protected]>wrote: > >> No offense guys, but you clearly ride on pretty decent roads. Where I >> ride, even an armadillo is no guarantee that you won't get at least 1 flat >> per week, assuming 3-4 days of riding. I have a 28mm (true width) Armadillo >> on the back on my nice fixie (don't like unbolting the wheel along the road >> if I can avoid it) and I run it at about 90PSI. I weigh 200+ and frankly I >> don't notice anything horrible going on back there. >> >> I think a lot of newbies are deathly afraid of getting a flat and go for >> ultra stout over light and more likely to flat... >> >> Doug >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 4:57 PM, cyclotourist <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> On Thu, 2010-01-07 at 14:34 -0800, cyclotourist wrote: >>>> > On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 2:19 PM, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> >>>> > wrote: >>>> > On Thu, 2010-01-07 at 14:14 -0800, beth h wrote: >>>> > > An astonishingly bomb-proof tire with an equally >>>> > astonishingly >>>> > > mediocre ride quality. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > Those two things do tend to go together. How does it compare >>>> > with the >>>> > Specialized Armadillo (my all time worst ever ride quality >>>> > tire)? >>>> > >>>> > -- >>>> > >>>> > Please do not ever mention that tire in polite company. >>>> >>>> You would be very surprised to see how many high end (and I'm talking 8 >>>> grand and up) road bikes I see with those Armadillo 700x23s. I find it >>>> entirely incomprehensible. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>> >>> Not surprised, amazed. Do they come stock like that or to owners put >>> them on after purchasing them? I can't imagine a mnfg. allowing their bike >>> to leave the factory with those mounted. >>> >>> -- >>> Cheers, >>> David >>> Redlands, CA >>> >>> "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something >>> wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, >>> scientist guy >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> >> > > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA > > "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something > wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, > scientist guy > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at [email protected] (505) 227-0523--
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