I have been extremely happy with the Schwalbe Big Ben. They come in 700c and 650, roll fast, work better than expected off road, provide a plush ride and no flats. My new favorite tire. Cheers, Scott
On Thursday, January 31, 2013 3:30:46 PM UTC-8, hsmitham wrote: > > I want to thank all of you for your contributions to my poll. The > questions genesis was posed by my Brother who with me plans to do a tour > in late spring down the California coast. I thought hey I know a resource > of fellows with lots of knowledge. > > @ Jim Thill as it seems in my limited experience you have a straight > forward logic really helpful and humorous, as in why didn't I think of > that. @ Jan also in my limited experience your ability to clear > misapprehension with precise logical investigation is a great resource > thank you. > > Jan I have two rides on my Hetres and find such a plush ride with good > puncture > resistance hard to wrap my head around, don't get me wrong I believe you. > Now I have to conduct my own data acquisition, oh the fun. > > I could not be happier to have discovered this group. Cheers- > > Hugh > Sunland, Ca > > On Wednesday, January 30, 2013 5:00:46 PM UTC-8, Jan Heine wrote: >> >> Touring, I don't think I've had more than one or two flats. This is >> over decades of occasional tours, and tens of thousands of miles. On >> backroads, there tends to be very little debris, and wider tires get >> fewer flats anyhow. So I choose the most supple, comfortable and fun >> tires I can find. Puncture protection is only a minor consideration. >> >> Punctures seem to occur mostly during organized events that use the >> shoulders of busy highways. I avoid those, not just because I get >> flats, but also because I don't enjoy riding there. Some riders seem >> to get more punctures on urban streets, but as long as you stay out of >> the gutter, the road surface also tends to be relatively clean. >> >> Overall, once you go to really wide tires, you will find that you get >> almost zero punctures. I have ridden more than 12,000 miles on Grand >> Bois Hetres, most of them in the city and suburbs, yet I've had only >> two punctures. Both occurred when the tires were very worn. One was a >> very sharp flint, the other a huge steel wire from an exploded truck >> tire. >> >> Disclosure: Our sister company, Compass Bicycles Ltd., sells Grand >> Bois tires. >> >> Jan Heine >> Editor >> Bicycle Quarterly >> www.bikequarterly.com >> >> Follow our blog at http://www.janheine.wordpress.com >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
