Yup. Same thing happened to my Ruffy Tuffies. I sent photos to RBW and they said it was fairly common with RTs, but nothing to worry about unless it looked like the casing was splitting as well. I retired them soon thereafter, simply for peace of mind, even though they appeared to have tons of tread left.
I switched to the Roll-y Pol-y and like them much better. And so far neither they nor the Jack Brown greens have split like the RTs did. Maybe it has to do with the thicker tread on the RTs compared to the thinner tread on the RP and JB green. If you haven't yet tried the RPs you ought to. In my experience they ride way better than the RTs -- they don't have that thuddy feel that the RTs do. Aaron On May 13, 8:51 pm, David Estes <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
