They're meant to be what Hetres were originally supposed to be--a 38mm slick. The hetres turned out to be a bit fatter than that and don't fit as many bikes as a 38 should. I have Hetres on my Quickbeam but the PariMoto's will be a better option for my Saluki!
Steve -----Original Message----- From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com]on Behalf Of rinjin Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 1:47 PM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject: [RBW] Re: Pacenti Pari-Moto 650B Tires? I think it's great that Pacenti is getting new tires made (see the recent discussion about 650B tire choices and the apocalypse), but I'm still a little unclear on how the new Pari Motos are different from (or superior to) the Hetres. A little skinnier and a little slicker? I have to say the Hetres are hard to beat. Plush, light, durable, attractive, easy to mount. Hmmm, come to think of it, maybe I will stockpile a few. Curious to hear from folks who've ridden them both. Brian On May 12, 7:58 am, Patrick in VT <psh...@drm.com> wrote: > On May 11, 9:32 pm, Bruce <fullylug...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > >They are called "event tires" as in, you would race with them. I suppose > >that >means roofing tacks should be avoided.... > > the durability of this tire will be the deal-breaker for me. i > understand folks wanting a tire just a bit smaller than the hetre to > make things work better on particular frames. but a 38mm tire begs to > be ridden off-road, wherever that might take you. so far, the hetre > is more than up to task on this front. if the pari-moto is too > fragile for some rough stuff, my pre-order will be my last. > > personally, i was hoping for a tire like this in the 33-35 range. > maybe grand bois will fill that void. > > -- > 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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- 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. -- 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.
