HI all, this is my first post to this group. About Grand Boise Tires. Got the GB 32 650 B for my Bleriot & absolutely love they way they feel & ride. So I thought it would be reasonable to get the GB 30's for my Rambouilett. Awful. They don't ride or feel the same. It amazes me that the same product in a slightly different size has such a radical difference. Btw, I also have a pair of ruffy tuffies with less than 100 miles if anyone's interested...I used to like them, now I don't. I guess tastes can change over time. Cheers, Chris
On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 9:14 PM, David Estes <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > I don't recall reading about this w/ anyone else, so nice to see it's not > just me (and my hot shed). > > Interesting that the JBs and RPs don't do this... I wonder about the Maxy > Fasty are like. > > I really want to put some JBs on there, but clearance is REALLY tight for > that under the rear brake arch. Tempted to try out some Grand Bois tires, > but Gino's scared me away from them!!! ;-) > > I'll keep em' going for a while longer, but yeah, it's pretty nervous to see > a crack in your tire! > > > > On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 9:08 PM, Aaron Thomas <aaron.a.tho...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> 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 >> > > > > -- > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
