Condolences. I use Marathon Racers (1.6x26) on the tandem and haven't had a flat in two years, about 1500 miles. That's pretty amazing when you consider a steel tandem and two riders add up to almost 400lbs! I also have a pair of Avocet Cross tires with many, many miles on them and no flats. On the other hand my experience with Ruffy Tuffy's and Pasellas, not so good. I get far fewer flats since I retired and stopped commuting into a city every day.
Some questions. How many of the flats were punctures and were you always able to find what went through the tire? If not, then the suggestion that there is something(s) embedded in the tire is probably a good one. I once went on a short tour (Cumberland Head to DC) with a woman who had the heaviest mtb tires in the group and got three flats. Only after the third one and many people searching were we able to find the tiny shard embedded in the tire. Were all your flats in the same tire? BTW, I've got 500+ miles on a pair of Jack Browns and have no flats and a nice ride. I just put a pair of Grand Bois Cerf, Green on the Rambouillet, we'll see how they do. Michael On Wednesday, May 16, 2012 10:42:29 PM UTC-4, Tim wrote: > > I've only been riding bigger tires for about a year and a half now. I > always rode a too small racing-ish bike with 23's. I only had the > occasional flat, and have even gone a whole season with only one flat. > Ok, that's good. I bought my Homer last February, with 30mm Marathon > Racers. I put over 7,000 miles on last year but I probably had at > least 40 flats, with over half of those on the Marathon's before I got > sick of it and took them off. I must have averaged at least 2 per > week. I changed to Ruffy Tuffy's midway through the summer and have > had better luck with them. My rear Ruffy wore out and I but the old, > but not all that worn, Marathon and I've had a couple more flats on > it. I thought that Schwalbe's were supposed to be the real deal when > it comes to durability. Do you think it was a fluke or has anyone > else's experience been similar. By the way I've got some Jack Brown's > that I'm going to when my Ruffy wears out, but, even though I love the > fatter tires, I'm not sure why last year was so bad with all the > flats. Any ideas? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/1oDQuFDf8i0J. 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.
