This ended up being my approach on my OC (Original Clem<entine>). I was planning to buy a set of Compass Switchbacks before my new bicycle even arrived, but like Jim, I soon got into the whole vibe, with the Bosco Bulls and the step-through and the fenders and back o bike bags, and the tires were just fine. They weren't "high performance" but they didn't decrease the fun in any way.
On Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 4:23:32 PM UTC-4, Jim Bronson wrote: > > I didn't like the Kendas on my Clem Smith Jr at first either, but after > some consideration, I decided to just keep them until they wear out, or > until I have money burning a hole in my pocket, which is currently NOT the > case. > > They are slower and heavier than other tires, but I find that if I just > accept the slower speed it doesn't diminish my enjoyment of the bike. I > don't use my Clem like a road bike, it's more relaxed than that. I just > put out the same amount of effort that I would otherwise and whatever speed > I achieve, is whatever speed I achieve. Yea I'm 3 or more MPH slower than > I am on my Rivendell Road Standard shod with Compass LoupLoup Pass tires, > but who cares. Well I don't at any rate. > > Plus the Kendas have the added advantage of being very flat resistant. I > don't even take a spare tube with me when I ride my Clem. Granted, I don't > get more than 5 or 10 miles away from the house much on my Clem, but still, > it's somewhat liberating to feel that sort of confidence. > > *I do carry spare tubes most of the time, but the couple of times I forgot > to put my saddlebag back on, I just shrugged it off and kept riding. > > Jim > Austin, TX > > On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 10:16 PM Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! < > jonasa...@gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote: > >> I have a 2015 Clementine with the original Kenda tires. I have heard >> those aren’t nice tires and I’m starting to suspect the rumors are true. >> “Boggy” someone once said, and that makes sense to me. >> >> At any rate, something worse is happening. Every day I come home from the >> school commute and notice black speckles all over my legs, and more on my >> left leg than right. The dots are not like grease - they LOOK like grease >> but wipe off like dust. I took a video of this but think it might be weird >> to post leg videos. At any rate, I suspected the stuff was coming from the >> chain. Joe Bernard told me to get a chain cleaner and get at it, which I >> did, and now my chain is clean but I still have the problem. Roberta asked >> about my tires. Are they flaking off? They don’t appear to be, but I don’t >> know. >> >> Whatever the problem, doesn’t this seem like a good excuse to get new >> tires? >> >> I would love your input here. I want them to be the same fatness (there’s >> a technical term!) that I have now, because I LOVE them and because they >> fit with my fenders. I need puncture resistance. I have a healthy fear of >> flats and zero skills to fix them. I’m telling you I live dangerously. That >> is all! >> >> -- >> 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 rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e29acc9c-3f50-4394-88d0-431e6f406c32%40googlegroups.com >> . >> > > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > signature goes here > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/074120ba-144c-4250-bb85-6a434ed7981c%40googlegroups.com.
