I just got my Grand Bois Cypres tyres, set them on my rims and took my bicycle for a test ride ... in the basement.
The 15 feet I travelled felt great. Supple, responsive and wow ... I really could feel a difference! I can't wait for the wind chill to go above 5* and the snow to melt so I can go riding again :-/ The winter blues are officially here for me. How are the rest of you doing? Ami ps - on another thread someone mentioned cross country skiing. I'm thinking about it, anyone have guidance or reading suggestions? I am a complete noobie and will be starting on ground zero. On Jan 6, 6:08 pm, Eric Norris <campyonly...@me.com> wrote: > I *think* I ran kevlar bead tires at that time, but I'm fairly sure the tires > were all Tour Guard. > > --Eric N > > On Jan 6, 2011, at 1:34 PM, Peter Pesce <petepe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Eric- > > > In the pics, the folded tire on your rear rack is obviously kevlar > > bead - are the tires on the bike wire bead or kevlar? It seems from > > what I have found that all kevlar Paselas are TourGuard, but wire bead > > Paselas can be TG or non-TG. Just curious which you were riding. > > > Thanks, > > > Pete > > > On Jan 6, 12:38 pm, Eric Norris <campyonly...@me.com> wrote: > >> Scroll down a bit and you can see my Quickbeam (with Paselas) in some > >> photos taken at the check-in before the start of PBP: > >> http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/articles/p-b-p/0xa12a94c.htm > > >> --Eric N > > >> On Jan 6, 2011, at 9:28 AM, Peter Pesce <petepe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>> I'm glad bictourist asked this question, because I was considering the > >>> exact same thing. > > >>> Last thing I'd want on a century or brevet is to be fixing flats all > >>> time.... but reading about all these "magical" tires I thought I was > >>> riding real dogs with my Paselas, Hearing that Eric did PBP on them I > >>> feel much better! > > >>> -Pete > > >>> On Jan 6, 12:03 pm, Eric Norris <campyonly...@me.com> wrote: > >>>> I'll also weigh in for the Paselas. I've used them for many epic rides, > >>>> including PBP '07 (no flats in 765 miles). I've seen the 700x32 size > >>>> for sale as low as $8 (annual sale at the UC Davis Bike Barn last year). > >>>> > > >>>> --Eric N > > >>>> On Jan 6, 2011, at 7:40 AM, bicitourist <ejro...@gmail.com> 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 > > >>>>> Thanks in advance for the advice! --Eduardo > >>>>> -- > >>>>> 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. > >>>>> 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-bunch@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-bunch@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-bunch@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.
