There have been recent threads here about puncture proofing tires. I want to warn y'all about Mr Tuffys. Listen and heed:
My new Ken Rogers felt disappointingly slow; I, saddened, put that down to the drag of a third wheel -- until, yesterday, quads buring from pushing the 71" against a slight wind, I had a Eureka moment. When I arrived home I stripped tires from wheels and, sure enough, there were satanic Mr Tuffys in each tire. I immediately removed the things and exorcised my garage, and Lo! And Behold! the trike is simply transformed. Where before the 45X19 (64") was the most comfortable for my quads on flat, now the bike is sprightly and easy to push in the 45X17 (71") -- it feels (apart from turns and camber) like a light-tubed road bike. Damn Mr Tuffys! I long ago ditched them from my bicycles and I had forgotten how much they harm the ride. Note that the trike's tires are nothing fancy -- old (I assume 20 years old; the trike -- probably 10 years older than that -- was refurbished and repainted circa 1990) IRC wire beads. I hope eventually to have some nice, light wheels built up with, perhaps, some of Compass BIcycle's nice, 26 mm or 28 mm free-rolling tires. -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- 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.
