Actually, the friend that Jim Edgar was referring to was me, but he missed the details a bit. It was since October 2007 and the JB Green tires were moved over to an Atlantis, not a Quickbeam.
But since Jim was kind enough to help me avoid the jinx, I'll do him the same favor: I know for a fact that he hasn't had a flat on his JB Greens and was using them since September 2007 on his Hilsen and now has them on his Quickbeam. -James, another lucky one p.s. I ride mine on fire trails quite a bit. On Jan 24, 2009, at 11:08 PM, CycloFiend wrote: > > on 1/24/09 6:10 PM, Todd Olsen at todd_ol...@comcast.net wrote: > >> I got the Jack Brown Greens, but when those wear out, I will probably >> get something a little thicker, Pasela, because i have gotten too many >> flats (6-7 in only 350 miles). > > I know better than to reply to this directly, but I have > this....friend... > who got JB Greens on his Hilsen in September of 2007, has run them on > all > sorts of conditions and now runs them on his Quickbeam. He cannot > recall > having those flats. > > As always, YMMV with flats. But, I would recommend checking your > tubes. If > you have tubes from smaller size (23 - 28 mm's), I've found those to > be a > bit more susceptible to flats (especially pinch-type) than a larger > tube. > That does seem like a lot of flats in a short distance - rim tape ok? > no > burrs at the valve hole? > >> >> Also, if you think you might ride off road a bit, consider 172.5 or >> 170 crank rather than 175. I bang my pedals into rocks and the side >> of the trail quite a bit, and perhaps a little shorter crank will be a >> little safer. or maybe i should just pay attention a little better. > > I thought the stock Sugino cranks were 170's. That's what came on > mine. I'm > now running 172.5's in C. Xavier Hilsen mode. I bang them less often > than > will my earlier Lemond cross frame. It does take a ride or two to > recalibrate foot position. > > - Jim > > -- > Jim Edgar > cyclofi...@earthlink.net > > “Velvet pillows, safari parks, sunglasses: people have become woolly > mice. > They still have bodies that can walk for five days and four nights > through a > desert of snow, without food, but they accept praise for having taken a > one-hour bicycle ride.” - Tim Krabbe, "The Rider" > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > > Send In Your Photos! - Here's how: http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
