On Thu, 2011-01-06 at 07:40 -0800, bicitourist wrote: > Hi everyone, The time has come to get some tires for my new ride. > I've been running a loaned pair of Schwable Marathon 700x32 @ > 80-85psi from my commuter. I've been running these for a couple of > years now with no problems but I wanted something more supple. New > bike = New tires right? I know I'm giving up some > puncture resistance for comfort, but I'm sure there is a sweet spot > out there! I tried some continental gatorskins 700x28 (but they were > too skinny and made my bike feel unstable maybe it was all those miles > on the 32s?). I'm looking for an all-round tire, but most of my miles > are on pavement (I'd say 80%). I'm also planning on my first 200K and > 300K this year! > > > From my research it looks like I've narrowed it down to: > > Jack Brown Blue's (I'm 6 ft 215lb so i don't think Greens will do) > Pasela Wire bead > GB Cypres
>From a price/performance perspective it's impossible to beat the wire bead Paselas. They're easily 85% of the performance of the GB Cypres at 25% the price. You can often find the Paselas on sale at around $15 ea. They're perfectly suitable for brevets and offer good performance and good resistance to foreign objects, and are certainly longer lived and more flat resistant than the GB. I use them on my VO Randonneur in the off season. For ultimate performance, I like the GB Cypres 700x30s. They're the same width as Pasela 32mm. This is the tire I use on my VO Randonneur during the season. -- 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.
