I've consistently had problems with Ruffy Tuffies over the years. Yet another pair is starting to separate along the tread:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/3529285691/ That said (and seen), I store my bikes in a hot shed. It's exposed to the southern sun and gets HOT in there (There is no electricty, so there isn't ozone from a motor in there). Also, these aren't brand new tires, but are several years old. Most I bought used. Buuuuuuttttt, I have three sets of Paselas, one set of Col de la Vies, and one set of generic 650A tires in the same shed along w/ the kid's BMX bikes. NO PROBLEMS with any of those tires, and they are significantly older (one set of Paselas is probably close to 10 years). Has anyone else had this problem? The cracking/separation is very consistent, right along the "line" separating the different squares on the surface pattern. Sidewalls are fine. Low miles on 'em, you can still see the cross-file tread in the squares. Note: this isn't bagging on Rivendell/Grant/Panaracer/Lance Armstrong, just simply starting a discussion about what I've noticed. Am I doing something wrong in storing them, and if so, why isn't it a problem w/ other tires? This hasn't stopped me from buying Ruffy Tuffies, but I'm sure not getting my $$$ out of them. -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
