Yeah same here w/ the weather, by 8p last night it was around 3 deg (F) here. Looks like yet another trainer session..
I think you'll really end up liking the GB's. I have 30's on several bikes and they are great! RGZ Sent from my iPad On Jan 15, 2011, at 12:17 AM, AmiSingh <asd...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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