Some time ago I found an old CyclePro mountain bike, from the early '80s, at GW for a good price and bought it. It was shod with some 45 mm slicks. I rode it through, literally, a garden of goathead thorns and came back with scores, if not hundreds, of goatheads in the tires but, thanks to the belted tires plus "thorn proof" tubes, not a minim of air lost. But I have never, ever in my life ridden tires at once so wooden and so molasses-like: if those were the only bicycle tires and tubes available, I kid you not, I would give up cycling. Similar experience with Mr Tuffys in 559X32 Paselas. Give me flats any day.
OTOH, the 22 mm (actual, on skinny rims) old stock so-called 26X1 Specialized Turbos I just rode 21 miles on are fast and surprisingly cushy over small amplitude, high frequency bumps -- something I noticed years ago comparing them to Fatboys (tho' the latter were always overinflated). And these skinnies flat less than the mentioned Paselas -- beats me why. On Sat, Aug 6, 2011 at 12:14 PM, Garth <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm with you again on wheels Patrick, I don't mind heavy wheels .... my 2 > current sets are 36H Phil FW hubs with Mavic T520/A719 rims .... they're > 25mm wide and built superbly by Joe Young. I'll pay top dollar for wheels > that never need to be touched after they're built. . . .and that usually > means a dedicated professional who only builds wheels. > > Speaking of sluggish .... Performance also sells the 700x35mm Gotham tire > ... aka a rebranded Panaracer Crosstown. Oh my .... I never rode such a slug > of a tire since my 3 speed days as a teen! > > Continentals seems to have a rep for sidewalls cracking .... and from my > time with them ... it was true. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/GJoXGPEoQfEJ. > 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. > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW [email protected] A billion stars go spinning through the night Blazing high above your head; But in you is the Presence that will be When all the stars are dead. (Rilke, Buddha in Glory) -- 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.
