On Dec 11, 9:53 pm, Michael <john11.2...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Base on Jan's post, it sounds like riding a light, fast tire on a Rando > > would be better than puncture protected heavier tires due to fasterness of > > tire and making the ride easier? > > I wouldn't mind having to change a flat on a Rando as much as I would on a > commute to work. So maybe I can get a light set for longer ride, though > Manny seems MAN-ny enough to do his long rides on the Marathon tires.
We calculated the speed difference between the fastest (Mitsuboshi Trimline) and the slowest (Panaracer Nifty-Swifty) 650B tire for Paris- Brest-Paris to be about 8-9 hours for a slower rider. Today, there are even faster tires (and perhaps also slower ones - we didn't test the Marathons) available, which makes the difference even greater. Even if you have two flats, you'll be far ahead on the faster tire. That said, if you go to wide tires, you don't need to fear flats any longer. I commute on Grand Bois Hetres, ride randonneur brevets on them, use them on gravel roads, etc., and I've had two flats in over 16,000 km (10,000 miles), both on very worn tires with very obvious causes (long steel wire, sharp piece of freshly crushed rock on snow- covered road). Jan Heine Editor Bicycle Quarterly http://www.bikequarterly.com Follow our blog at http://janheine.wordpress.com/ -- 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.
