One of the very few positive things about having many goatheads in one's riding environment is that they certainly make tire choice much easier: there is absolutely no benefit to a heavy duty, hard rolling tire just for the flat protection, since such protection is more or less useless against goatheads. The belt in 60 mm Big Apples is an exception both in its ability to resist say half of the goatheads one finds embedded in them and in the decent rolling quality for the type of tire.
I am about ready to toss an almost new pair of Weirwolfs because there are so many thorns embedded in the casing. Five flats in five months???? I'm happy if I get no more than five a week. On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 1:06 PM, cyclotour...@gmail.com <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've been working on this write up for a bit, and finally motivated to > finish it! Borrowed the tires from Doug who I have commiserated with off > list about tires. I totally have Goldilocks syndrome when it comes to tires! > > http://cyclotourist.blogspot.com/2012/10/schwalbe-marathon-supremes-making-cut.html > > I did have a bear of a time putting them on/off a CR18 rim. I can put the > Paselas one using just my thumbs, but the Supremes definitely needed a > lever, which I try to avoid. Goathead flat the first ride. The also "feel" > clunkier than Paselas. Not a ton, and possibly a good trade off. > > On Tuesday, October 9, 2012 9:36:41 AM UTC-7, hangtownmatt wrote: >> >> >> >> Here's my experience: >> >> 5 Months >> 2,100 Miles >> 5 Flats >> >> Scares me to think these could last 6-9K miles. I will not repurchase >> this tire. On the positive side, however, the tire is easily removed and >> re-installed without tools. >> >> Matt > > -- > 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/-/UHjEs9X8ZiMJ. > 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. -- Vote early, vote often, vote Rhinoceros! http://tinyurl.com/d7muj2t ------------------------- Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA 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.
