Patrick, I don't have any 26" Gatorskins, but FWIW, I do have some 700c x 32's on my fixed road bike. I wanted something that was very highly rated for puncture-resistance, and I found this pair used locally for a great price.
Since the Gatorskins are advertised as "one of the most puncture proof tires around", I was expecting a harsh, dead ride (i.e., Schwalbe Marathon Plus), but was very pleasantly surprised with the ride quality. And for the record, I have some RH Babyshoe Pass Extralights (650b x 42) on my geared rando bike, so I do know what tire Nirvana feels like. I usually only take the fixed road bike out for rides <10 miles, so no longer-distance experience with the Gatorskins, but I really feel that there's an impressive amount of suppleness given the level of puncture protection built into the tire. ~Mark Raleigh, NC > On Apr 20, 2022, at 14:49, Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > https://www.biketiresdirect.com/product/continental-gatorskin-26-inch-road-tire > > After binging on extralight Rene Herse tires, the description sounds > horrible: puncture belt, 320 grams (RH 26 X 28 mm Elk Pass = 175 grams), > Kevlar plus "Duraskin" wall-to-wall protection, wire beads, priced at $23.00 > per dozen. (Well, not quite.) > > But the reviews are good, tho' one wonders if the reviewers have experienced > the orgiastic loveliness of RH EL tires. > > Long shot, given the 28 mm width, but has anyone ridden these enough to > declaim on their rolling qualities? **Perceived** rolling qualities welcome, > measured even better. > > Are they, like, faster-feeling and more cushiony than the 26 X 1.25 Pasela or > the 26 X 1.35 Kojak? > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > > -- > 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/CALuTfgvhA33TUo2NgHbCxtG-M37P35TKyJj_cDs7dFria_PTEw%40mail.gmail.com. -- 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/8FFEF28A-57B9-48A4-8172-0CE5D39C38E0%40gmail.com.
