From the perspective of this unsophisticated rider? Yes. :) I can
share my experience anyway.
I only had the Cypres fitted for a week or so--they came with the
bike, and the Pari-Motos had just come out so I snapped up a pair and
put them on to see what the fuss was about. So not enough time on the
Cypres do give you a fair evaluation. There was so much difference
between my RB-T and the Saluki that I can't isolate the tire
experience from the general newness and greatness of the Saluki.
I will say when I put the Pari-Motos on my Saluki rode the way I had
imagined and hoped a 650B bicycle would ride--like floating on a nice
cushion. Oddly perhaps, despite the plushness of the ride I also feel
the most confident with the handling of the bike with them--even at
slow speeds. And my bike feels fast with them too. I used the Pari-
Motos for a couple months in training for my first big long ride in a
long long time, Seattle-to-Portland in two days. I had one flat on a
training ride, after running over broken glass. After that, feeling a
little gunshy about using the Pari-Motos on the STP, I fitted the
Hetres for the last few training rides and the STP itself--probably
about 350 miles.
Though I liked the *look* of the bike with the Hetres, they did not
exactly sing for me. They slowed the handling of the bike down a bit,
and felt more sluggish. I don't think I'll be able to fit fenders and
have adequate clearance with them on the Saluki. (Estaban has done it,
but the fenders are very close....) As mentioned, because I failed to
adjust the position of the Paul Racer brakes properly when changing
from the Pari-Motos to the Hetres, I wore a hole the sidewall of the
rear Hetre on the STP, and so took them off and put the Pari-Motos
back on after I got back from Portland. And that's what I'm running
now, at least until the rain starts up again in Seattle. Ahhhh, feels
good. :)
Rob in Seattle
On Aug 12, 2010, at 12:08 PM, Lee wrote:
Hey Rob. Can you compare the Pari-Moto vs. the Cypres vs. the Hetre in
regards to handling, climbing, and acceleration?
Thanks!
Lee
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