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
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