we're at the point of hijacking the thread now, but I'm running Challenge clinchers on 3 bikes and may add a 4th. Easy to mount if you do it right. The key to mounting them is starting just beside the valve stem and going around continuously, returning to the stem - you stretch the bead last at the stem, while pushing the stem up to avoid pinching the tube.
On Tuesday, February 18, 2014 9:00:47 AM UTC-6, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > On 02/18/2014 09:36 AM, Ron Mc wrote: > > I just bought a pair of Challenge Strada Bianca - seems appropriate > > for our white caliche ranch roads. These are only 33mm, and run at > > 50-55 psi. But they are also 4 ply tires, and weigh 360g. > > Let us know how they work out. A friend of mine got a pair, struggled > mightily to mount them, and on her first ride picked up a wire 20 miles > into the ride, and when she got home she replaced them. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
