With regard to puncture resistance, I highly recommend spending $4 on
a roll of one inch Gorilla tape and applying it to the inside of the
tire in the same way you'd apply the now very expensive Panaracer
Flataway. I have it on my Hetres and it's doing a fine job.
On Jun 13, 11:24 am, GeorgeS
I highly recommend the Hetre, although I have to admit to complete
lack of experience regarding the narrower tire. The Hetre has changed
the way I ride in that it gives so much more stability. Descent is no
longer a white knuckle affair, but a joy. It is a very fast tire,
depending only on the
I am unfamiliar with Gorilla tape and Flataway. They're both adhesive
tapes? Do they change the feel of the tires? What's the tradeoff?
Thanks.
GeorgeS
On Jun 18, 9:06 am, clevewheel clevewh...@gmail.com wrote:
With regard to puncture resistance, I highly recommend spending $4 on
a roll of
Quoting clevewheel clevewh...@gmail.com:
I highly recommend the Hetre, although I have to admit to complete
lack of experience regarding the narrower tire. The Hetre has changed
the way I ride in that it gives so much more stability. Descent is no
longer a white knuckle affair, but a joy.
I've had the fatty rumpkins on for a couple of weeks now and have been
enjoying them through some mixed trail/road business and my regular
commute. Had to remove the fenders, mine were cut to accomodate the
CdlVs, and were a smidgen too small for the fatty's. So for right
now, the bleriot is in
Quoting Rick richardholc...@yahoo.com:
I've had the fatty rumpkins on for a couple of weeks now and have been
enjoying them through some mixed trail/road business and my regular
commute. Had to remove the fenders, mine were cut to accomodate the
CdlVs, and were a smidgen too small for the
Quoting palin...@his.com:
Quoting Rick richardholc...@yahoo.com:
I've had the fatty rumpkins on for a couple of weeks now and have been
enjoying them through some mixed trail/road business and my regular
commute. Had to remove the fenders, mine were cut to accomodate the
CdlVs, and were
I have to agree about the Fatty Rumpkins. They are great tires. I
switch between them and Hetres on my Saluki - depending oh how much
time I am spending off paved roads. They are similar enough in size
that either pair fits underneath my fenders with the same fender
line. Hetres are, hands
I ride the Fatty Rumpkins a lot on my Bleriot, agree with the coments about
them, and have wondered about the Hetres. Which of the two is best for
mostly dirt roads would you think? Why?
Tim
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 12:08 AM, JL subfas...@gmail.com wrote:
I have to agree about the Fatty
On Jun 16, 8:58 am, Timothy Whalen whalen...@gmail.com wrote:
I ride the Fatty Rumpkins a lot on my Bleriot, agree with the coments about
them, and have wondered about the Hetres. Which of the two is best for
mostly dirt roads would you think?
what makes the hetre unique is that it can
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 10:17 AM, Patrick in VTpsh...@drm.com wrote:
On Jun 16, 8:58 am, Timothy Whalen whalen...@gmail.com wrote:
I ride the Fatty Rumpkins a lot on my Bleriot, agree with the coments about
them, and have wondered about the Hetres. Which of the two is best for
mostly dirt
On Jun 16, 7:23 am, Seth Vidal skvi...@gmail.com wrote:
The explanation that Jan gave as to why there
is no 700c version of the hetre is the lack of bikes that can take a
700x42 tire. Given that a lot of 700c riv riders can take a 42mm tire
I wonder if there is enough of a market to justify a
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 11:27 AM, Jan Heinehein...@earthlink.net wrote:
On Jun 16, 7:23 am, Seth Vidal skvi...@gmail.com wrote:
The explanation that Jan gave as to why there
is no 700c version of the hetre is the lack of bikes that can take a
700x42 tire. Given that a lot of 700c riv riders
On Jun 11, 11:18 am, Rocky.Bondad fundamental.bicyc...@gmail.com
wrote:
Gosh I'm still undecided if I should get the Cypres or the Hetres for my
wife's Bleriot. She mainly rides on the weekends and I want to get her nice
comfy fast tires. I hear so many great reviews for both Grand Bois
Quoting Patrick in VT psh...@drm.com:
On Jun 11, 11:18 am, Rocky.Bondad fundamental.bicyc...@gmail.com
wrote:
Gosh I'm still undecided if I should get the Cypres or the Hetres
for my wife's Bleriot. She mainly rides on the weekends and I want
to get her nice comfy fast tires. I
On smooth paved roads, the difference between the Hetre (650B x 40 mm
actual) and the Cypres (650B x 30 mm actual) is minimal. Once the
roads get rough, the Hetre absorbs bigger bumps (expansion joints,
frost heaves, chipseal, potholes) better. On unpaved roads, the Cypres
is fine, but the Hetre
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 7:30 AM, Jan Heine hein...@earthlink.net wrote:
{snip}
And I can keep going when the pavement ends.
Jan Heine
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And that in a nutshell is what it's all
Well if one were budget-minded or budget-impaired, one could purchase
plush 650b tires for less than $20 (CDLV). They don't offer the same
performance, but they do get you there in comfort, and last this side
of forever. It's mostly that context that I was speaking to.
Cheers,
Gino
On Mon, Jun
It's interesting that Fatty Rumpkins don't get much discussion
attention when people talk about 650b general purpose tires. I have
had them for 4 months and 1000 miles on my commuter and not a single
problem. They measure fairly close to the hetre in width on synergy
rims (40mm) and they are
Thanks, John, for the correction.
Regarding Bicycle Quarterly's tire tests, the statistical analysis of
our results showed that the differences we found were real, not some
artifacts of changes in conditions or in rider position. Anybody who
wants to criticize the results of the tests needs to
In my experience, the Cypres was very prone to puncture. I had more
than one flat for every 100 miles I rode with that tire. In my book,
that is completely unacceptable.
On the other hand, I've been riding the Hetre on my Saluki for 500
miles now, and have yet to flat, even with a good amount of
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