"I had to force myself to remount them to wear them out" That's a strange neurosis, isn't it? I love stocking up on stuff, I love getting rid of stuff, but I can't stand getting rid of something that has any utility left. I'm wearing shoes today that I don't really like all that much so I can wear them out and get rid of them. I often put my least favorite tire on a bike so I can wear it out and get rid of it.
On May 2, 9:56 am, CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net> wrote: > on 5/1/11 2:34 PM, Mike S at mikeshalj...@gmail.com wrote: > > > I've had a set of the 32mm Panaracer Paselas that Riv used to sell on > > a bike of mine for about one year and less than 750 miles, and I > > noticed yesterday that there is a hole in the sidewall that apparently > > just opened up on it's own, as the tube was fine. It seems really > > ludicrous to me that seemingly good quality tires made in Japan could > > go bad so quickly, and I'm wondering if others have experiences with > > lousy Pasela sidewalls? > > Storage conditions and UV can negatively impact tires, especially sidewalls. > The last pair I ran was pretty old - they got swapped out when I started > running Jack Browns and I had to force myself to remount them to wear them > out. But, they hit threads on the tread about the same time the sidewall was > just starting to get ugly (no holes certainly, no specific problems, just > getting to that point where it looked and felt a little crackly in places.) > > But, again, the condition would be something I'd attribute more to the age > of the tires than the tires themselves. > > - J > > -- > Jim Edgar > cyclofi...@earthlink.net > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries -http://www.cyclofiend.com > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > > Gallery updates now appear here -http://cyclofiend.blogspot.com > > "I had to ride slow because I was taking my guerrilla route, the one I > follow when I assume that everyone in a car is out to get me." > -- Neal Stephenson, "Zodiac" -- 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.
