[RBW] Re: Tire Gods: 1, Me: 0

2012-06-16 Thread Nick Bull
To answer the question someone asked in your blog about how the B-Lines compare to Hetre's or Pari-Motos: B-Lines are a decent every day use tire, much like the Panaracer Pasela. On a quality per dollar basis I say they are just as good as the Hetres, but that is because they are a fair

[RBW] Re: Selle Anatomica

2009-09-27 Thread Nick Bull
When you say older Robusto -- are you talking about the saddles that S-A used to convert from Brooks? Or are you talking about their current saddles that are made in Wisconsin and are not converted Brooks? On Sep 27, 1:39 pm, MichaelH mhech...@gmail.com wrote: I can't tell you how a slotted

[RBW] Re: SS Recommendations

2009-09-24 Thread Nick Bull
I've traveled 3 times with my SS coupled bike in its soft case, never had a problem nor an extra charge. No one's ever asked what's in the box -- if they did, I'd say bike parts. I carry my pedals and saddle and bike measurements in carry-on baggage so that if the bike got lost/

[RBW] Re: Pasela Question

2009-06-29 Thread Nick Bull
I found the TServ's very dicey in wet conditions. They're sluggish because they're very rugged and the profile is somewhat pointed instead of being nicely rounded. Perhaps unfairly, I view them as being partially responsible for a nasty crash on an off-camber turn in the pouring rain -- so I