I love Pasela TGs for they come in on the strength/ride/price calculus. Can't be beat for that IMHO. Buuuut, they're definitely not the most puncture resistant tire out there. I get about two punctures/ month with them, but I love the feel of them and put up with it. Recreational riding, NOT commuting. They're really fast for a 35mm tire. They have delicate side walls that start falling apart before the tread, but that's what makes them zippy (or so I tell myself). And $20 a piece is hard to argue with. Can't have it all.
I'm Collaborating with Doug P "The King of the Supremes" and will be trying out some Marathon Supremes to see how they work for in a little! That said, no such thing as a puncture proof tire. You gotta' build 15 min or so into your schedule for contingencies... On Jan 30, 9:34 am, Jay in Tel Aviv <jayin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well, it's like this. > > I used to commute on an old (steel) MTB with SMPs to avoid having to > change flats to/from work. > When I got my Sam Hillborne this summer I treated myself to a set of > Marathon Supremes. > Riding home in the rain today I got a Puncture!!! Not a pinch flat, > not a bad valve stem, a puncture. > > Unacceptable! What if I had been late for work? > > Couldn't find the culprit so I washed and dried the tire in my kids' > bathtub (never done that before, seems like a good idea though) and > ended up mounting an almost new Pasela TG I had in the closet. > > So, did I just get unlucky or are the Supremes not good enough for the > roads around here? Are Paselas any better or do I need to go back to > SMPs? > > Vital stats - puncture was in the rear tire (where else?) with about > 2000 km on it, 80 psi. > > I know some people are willing to accept the occasional flat if the > tires offers exceptional comfort or speed or whatever. That's fine for > them, I just want to get to work and home again without getting my > hand dirty. > > Jay -- 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.
