I've got about 500 miles on a pair of Grand Bois Cerf (29mm) and have not had a flat. But I rarely ride into town on these tires.
Michael On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 12:53:11 PM UTC-5, Eric Norris wrote: > > Well, so much for one of my fantasies (about the very low incidence of > flats with Grand Bois Hetres and other high-volume, low-pressure tires). > Got my first flat last night while I was out for a short ride in the dark. > Close enough to home that I hoofed it the rest of the way and fixed the > flat inside the house. > > This was my first flat after about 500-600 miles of riding, which I guess > isn’t *that* bad. Guess my hopes were raised by Jan Heine’s blog post: > > The Grand Bois “Hetre” 650B x 42 mm tires are amazingly flat-proof for > most riders. I have had two flats in three years of urban riding on them. > It’s probably a combination of the width – less pressure means that the > tire can roll over debris without it cutting into the rubber – and perhaps > the tread profile. > > If you’re running GB Hetres, what is your experience with flats? > > --Eric Norris > Email: [email protected] <javascript:> > Web: www.campyonly.com > Blog: http://campyonlyguy.blogspot.com > Twitter: @CampyOnlyGuy > Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/campyonlyguy > > -- 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.
