I think the Xpress is like the Panaracer Pasela tourguard, and the B-line is like the Pasela. I got a thorn flat after riding the Xpress for 3 miles. On the other hand I got no flats on the Pari-Moto in over 600 miles, so a lot of it is luck. I would hate to flat to work, so my commute tires would be the Marathons. They might weigh a pound more per pair than the Xpress, but they shouldn't detract from a leisurely ride in the hills. If you want to go faster in the hills, then you can always swap out your tires before your big ride. I usually ride with the beefy stuff on normal occasions (view it as extra training weight) and lighten up on the ride day.
Toshi On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 7:33 AM, charlie <[email protected]> wrote: > I just read up on the Somas on the Riv page and these are the same > basically as the older Panaracer Urban express tires. I rode these in 32mm > for years and they never flatted on me. Tread wear was less than a Marathon > however. The Soma is described as a road tire by Grant. You can't beat a > Marathon for all around use though. Puncture protection goes only so > far......keep that in mind. On a commute when going to a job you want > reliability, going out goofing off you can ride whatever tire performs as a > flat is just a diversion from your fun. You really don't want to be fixing > a flat on your way to work. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
