On Sunday, January 13, 2013 3:33:44 PM UTC-8, > > > I'd say the chances of riding 600km and not having a flat at all are > pretty good, unless you're using extremely flat-prone tires like > Challenge Parigi Roubaix; and even there I went on average 300 miles > between flats. Nothing else I've ever used even came close to that > average. I routinely go over 1,000 miles between flats on a Grand Bois > Cypres, and that's a long way from an ultra-flat-proof armored slug. >
Much of the 600k I was referring to was along Hwy 101 and there tends to be a fair amount of debris. As I mentioned, it was cold and rainy and I didn't want to be stuck changing a flat in the cold and rain. From the tires I had on hand for the ride, my choice was between Jack Brown Greens and the Marathons. I just didn't want to take any chances. I had a strong ride and finished well with no flats. I doubt I would have finished any faster with a different tire as I rode most of the 2nd day with a group and had no issues keeping up with them. During this years randonneuring adventures which included multiple perms and brevets along with the Cascade 1200k, I only had one flat. The flat was on the morning of the 3rd day on a debris strewn road around Soap Lake. I didn't even fix the flat, just swapped out tubes after pulling the wire out of the tire. Mike "real men have legs that can do the work regardless of the tires" J. Oh snap! -- 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/-/Fx3MQj26YXoJ. 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.
