On Fri, 2010-02-12 at 20:50 -0800, John Speare wrote: > On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 7:55 PM, Esteban <proto...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Great news! I saw the early model at Riv a few weeks ago - tread was > > too thin. This is gonna be an awesome tire. It must be pretty darn > > good if Grand Bois dropped their 38mm Hetre project. > > > > I read this elsewhere: that the tread was too thin. It makes me > nervous that he'll pile too much rubber on this tire... and make it > more CdV'y -- I've been loving the supple and very thin Grand Bois > Cerfs, they're a dreamy ride, at a mere 28mm wide.
I think you're worrying unnecessarily, John. To begin with, the issue with the CdlV isn't mainly that the tread is thick as much as it is the specific type of tread, i.e., the "mini-knobs". The Trimline was every bit as thick in the tread as the CdlV, but it had significantly less rolling resistance. The famed Hetre has a rather thick tread as well, which accounts for its remarkable longevity, and it's also exceptionally fast and supple. > I have a pre-paid pair of the Pari Motos and I was really hoping they > would be a lighter, thinner version of the Hetres, which are my > favorite tires ever. An extra half millimeter doesn't make for excessive thickness, although it should add some useful service life. -- 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
