Think of it this way: A flat is, at most, 15 minutes by the side of the road for, at worst, several hours of riding. So: several hours of riding pleasure versus 15 minutes of pain, compared to several hours of annoyance.
Of course, I ride 60 km, not 600, so what do I know. Only that I am sensitive to balky tires and won't ride them, dammit! Patrick "real men embrace the pain of punctures" Moore On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 3:12 PM, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Jan 13, 11:47 am, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Patrick "real men ride supple, light and puncture-prone tires" Moore > > > > > > Ha! > > I don't mind heavy tires. I rode a very cold and rainy 600k a few > years ago on 700x32 Schwalbe Marathons and had no flats. I'll concede > time on the bike than time replacing a tube or fixing a flat on the > side of the road. > > I hadn't thought to compare the TPI between this tire and a Pasela. > That should be the giveaway that they're not the same. > > I know Compass Bicycles uses the Pasela mold for their 26" tire but > with a different compound than what's used for the Pasela. It would be > nice if Compas produced a 700x35 version of that tire. > > --mike > > -- > 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. > > -- ------------------------- 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.
