Riv content: two custom Rivs. I carry spare tubes and save the patching for the comfort of home and garage. But yes, i can appreciate your POV.
On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 7:49 AM, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > Last year, on a 60 mile ride in snow/rain mix, temp about freezing. > Two flats on basically new Schwalbe Big Apples. The second one was > close enough that rode 10 miles on the rim. This was on the Atlantis > (Riv-related content). Otherwise, this thread is going pretty far > afield from the group. > > Also, I just find it pretty tough to patch tires in the cold (i.e., > below freezing). > > Probably am just more picky about tires getting flats than most. > > Eric Platt > (who again considers any tire 35mm wide or under to be seriously > skinny) > > On Jan 8, 8:25 am, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > FWIW, 170 and 1,701 miles exactly from the rear Turbo with no casing > showing > > and punctures still very rare; swapped out because thread was paper thin, > > proactively and not reactively. NM, not MN. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 4:18 AM, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > > > Not Tim, but will answer anyway. > > > 1. Already do. Schwalbe Marathon Supremes are more than that. Retail > > > is $70. And good studded tires are also in the $60 range. And I > > > happen to think the Nokian and Schwalbe studded tires are "high > > > end".<grin> > > > > > 2. Yes with a caveat - it has to last more than 1000 miles. It's one > > > reason I never have and never will buy a Grand Bois tire. With my > > > body weight of 230, 1k appears to be a best case scenario for > > > durability. At least with the road conditions in Minnesota. > > > > > Anyway, a skinny (to me), decent 559 tire shouldn't be that difficult > > > or expensive. A 1.25 inch wide Pasela would probably fill the bill > > > for many folks. And Panaracer lists those on the website. > > > > > Eric Platt > > > St. Paul, MN > > > > > On Jan 7, 9:17 pm, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > > > > On Thu, 2010-01-07 at 19:08 -0600, Tim McNamara wrote: > > > > > But such a tire would have 5000 times the market that a 650B tire > > > > > has. There may be fewer than 1000 650B wheeled bikes in the US (I'd > > > > > say it's quite likely but I've got no proof). 650B is a very, very > > > > > minor player in the market which is ruled by 700C and 559 (not in > > > > > that order). A good 559 would have a much larger potential market > by > > > > > several orders of magnitude. > > > > > > Two questions you have to ask yourself: > > > > > > 1. Would you pay $60 for a high end 559 tire? > > > > > > 2. Would you put up $120 to buy a pair of as-yet nonexistent high end > > > > 559 tires in order to make possible the development of the new tire? > > > > > > I'm guessing the answer is "no" to both. > > > > > -- > > > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > <rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscrib...@googlegroups.com> > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > -- > > Patrick Moore > > Albuquerque, NM > > For professional resumes, contact > > Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com > > (505) 227-0523- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com (505) 227-0523--
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