The Hetre is my Favorite tire ever, but only on pavement. It has no tread to speak of and feels much less secure in dirt than a CDLV or Trimline to me. I have pathetic off-road skills however.
Ryan On Apr 23, 2010, at 7:51 PM, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, 2010-04-23 at 17:00 -0700, Patrick in VT wrote: >> >> On Apr 23, 4:32 pm, James Dinneen <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I also have a Bleriot. The bike shop was showing me some Hetres but at $60 >>> or so a piece, I was hesitant. I have >adequate, $25 Cdlv's now. I would be >>> interested in a comparison of the two tires for the time when I need to >>> replace the >Cdlv's. >> >> to be frank, there is no comparison. The hetres roll faster, corner >> better, and are even more plush than the CdlV. The Hetre is also very >> durable. i probably have over 5,000 miles on Hetres without a flat. >> It's a freakish tire. I still think it's overkill if you spend a lot >> of time on pavement. but if you spend a lot time in the dirt or mixed >> surfaces, the hetres are heavenly. especially if you like to descend >> fast on dirt and mixed surfaces - they inspire confidence, for sure. > > We have a dirt road ride up near Middleburg VA. I've done it twice on > my Saluki, once with CdlVs and once with Hetres. One long downhill > stretch really caught my attention. On the CdlVs I felt secure and > comfortable going down at 10-12 mph. A year later, same stretch of > road, conditions exactly the same, on Hetres I was going down that same > downhill at 20 mph feeling secure and comfortable. > > > > -- > 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]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- 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]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
