Mike, I understand your hesitation, but 98% of club riders ride a tire like the one you mentioned. If you're comfortable fixing flats, then it's no problem.
Maybe the bigger issue is air volume and the added comfort that it provides. I love the my Jack Brown (greens) for the amount of bounce that they provide. The Rolly Polly tires are nice too. Recently I picked up a pair of the Paris-Robaix tires and am looking forward to those. If your max is 30mm, maybe you should try the Grand Bois tires. Good luck! Seth Ely On Sep 17, 11:36 am, Michael_S <mikeybi...@rocketmail.com> wrote: > My issue is it a rather expensive experiment to try. I'd hate to ride > them for a few weeks and have to toss them. > > ~Mike~ > > On Sep 17, 9:58 am, Aaron Thomas <aaron.a.tho...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I've been riding the Parigi-Roubaix since they were reintroduced a > > couple years back. They're awesome. I'd hardly describe them as > > delicate. I've had a few flats, to be sure, but no more than you'd > > expect from any other performance-oriented tire with supple casings > > and thin tread. I've even ridden them off-road on fire trails -- > > certainly not the best application for them, but they (and I) survived > > intact. > > > If I may be so bold as to say: I think you're blowin' it by not giving > > them a try. > > > Aaron > > > On Sep 17, 8:43 am, Michael_S <mikeybi...@rocketmail.com> wrote: > > > > After reading all the hype about the Challenge Paris-Roubaix tires I > > > decided to order a pair for my new custom Randonnering bike. I had > > > read about the low rolling resistance and supple ride which all > > > sounded great. I've read about the fact that they were not very sturdy > > > when it came to road debris and stuff, but it couldn't be that bad. I > > > don't ride in the inner city so I figured that I would not have too > > > many flats to be worried. When I got the package and felt the thread > > > thicknesses it was so thin and delicate that I've decided to return > > > them. > > > > Now I need to find a 28-30mm tire that is reasonably fast and > > > durable. The Paselas seem ok, I have 35's on our tandem and 32's on my > > > urban bike . I was looking for something a little better. The Roly > > > Polys seem like an option. And perhaps the Grand Bois, but I hear they > > > are flat prone too. > > > > The Continental GP 4000 4 seasons seem like a good compromise. Does > > > anyone have experience with these?- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
