Bill, I can't for certain say what caused the slash in my tire, if I were to surmise I'd say it was a sharp rock which exposed the tube that later blew out when I rolled over something that wouldn't necessarily slash the tire but easily punctured the tube or the original slash also slashed the tube but not all the way through so as I rode it finally gave up the ghost. The latter I feel is the most likely.
At this time I am aware that I'm not aware of a tire that is supple fast and puncture or slash resistant for all circumstances... there is always a compromise. I knew that running the Hetres I was gambling when I rode on MTB trails my mistake. Use the correct tool for the job! So on my 650b Hilsen if I want to go off, off road I run the "Force Field Rumpkins" which I have taken on arguably tough roads & single track meant for MTB knobby tires and they have held up excellent. That Bill is some peace of mind I just need to have another wheel set to swap rough stuff tires with supple fast roady tires... ah here we go adding to the already long list. I'm looking for a everyday tire that will roll with less resistance but with better slash and puncture resistance than the Hetres and can handle the occasional light off-road foray. I'm looking at the Soma Xpress and the Nifty Swifty but leaning toward the Soma's as he Grant seems to like them. I heard my buddy Evan had a worn set of original Rumpkins and they tore on the side wall. All things are transient. Hugh "the search continues "Smitham Best, ~Hugh On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 9:15 AM, Bill Lindsay <[email protected]> wrote: > It's always a bummer when you cut an expensive tire, especially when it's > fairly new. Maybe I'm reckless, but I think of tire cuts as EXTREMELY rare > events. Moreover, the things that I've run over to badly cut a tire in my > ~35 years of cycling usually would have cut ANY tire (once, a thick nail > poked a hole in the RIM). > > My thing is, if it's going to happen about once every 5 years or so, and > if it's going to ruin any tire, then I might as well spend those 5 years > riding on nice-riding tires. If you, Hugh, can somehow be sure that the > thing that cut your Hetre is going to happen really often and if you can > know that there is a tire that won't be cut by that same thing, then you > can sensibly argue that there's a cost-benefit trade off that makes more > sense. I just don't see how you could know either of those things. If > that's the case, you are investing in peace of mind, which is fine, of > course. Me, I'd continue to invest in ride quality. > > Bill "who-runs-force-field-fatty-rumpkins-on-his-heaviest-stiffest-bike" > Lindsay > > > On Wednesday, November 27, 2013 8:01:12 PM UTC-8, hsmitham wrote: > >> I had a little experience around dusk. Read about it >> here<http://velocipedemusings.blogspot.com/> >> . >> >> ~Hugh >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/f2LAG6k5qAo/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
