Re: [RBW] Pari-Motos and flats (was Re: New 650B conversion)

2012-05-22 Thread Steve Palincsar
On Tue, 2012-05-22 at 08:08 -0700, Taylor wrote: > Can you compare the performance of the Lierres to the Pari-Motos or > even Hetres? Not really. Hetres don't fit on the Kogswell, so that comparison is out (that bike is too different from the MAP for tire comparisons to be valid) and it's been si

Re: [RBW] Pari-Motos and flats (was Re: New 650B conversion)

2012-05-22 Thread NickBull
I've run on Pari-Motos, Hetres, and Soma B-Lines. I've been riding brevets on the Hetres, which are my favorite in terms of road feel and feeling fast. I'll probably run the Hetre's on the 400km and 600km. But if I end up riding a longer ride this year, I'll probably use the Pari-Motos becaus

Re: [RBW] Pari-Motos and flats (was Re: New 650B conversion)

2012-05-22 Thread Taylor
Can you compare the performance of the Lierres to the Pari-Motos or even Hetres? Taylor On Tuesday, May 22, 2012 7:16:31 AM UTC-4, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > On Mon, 2012-05-21 at 21:30 -0700, Toshi Takeuchi wrote: > > Done because the tire was worn out, or you were done riding > > Pari-Motos?

Re: [RBW] Pari-Motos and flats (was Re: New 650B conversion)

2012-05-22 Thread Steve Palincsar
On Mon, 2012-05-21 at 21:30 -0700, Toshi Takeuchi wrote: > Done because the tire was worn out, or you were done riding > Pari-Motos? I guess I'll give them a try and hope for the best... Done because the tire in question was surprisingly, almost shockingly thin, and because it was obvious there w

Re: [RBW] Pari-Motos and flats (was Re: New 650B conversion)

2012-05-21 Thread Toshi Takeuchi
Done because the tire was worn out, or you were done riding Pari-Motos? I guess I'll give them a try and hope for the best... Toshi On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 6:29 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote: > On Mon, 2012-05-21 at 16:46 -0700, Toshi Takeuchi wrote: >> I'm thinking about using the Pari-Motos on a

Re: [RBW] Pari-Motos and flats (was Re: New 650B conversion)

2012-05-21 Thread Steve Palincsar
On Mon, 2012-05-21 at 16:46 -0700, Toshi Takeuchi wrote: > I'm thinking about using the Pari-Motos on an event ride. The way I > see it, 1 flat/200k is something I could deal with. 2/200k would > be--argh, but would survive. Another guy on the list claimed he got > one flat every 25 miles--at that

Re: [RBW] Pari-Motos and flats (was Re: New 650B conversion)

2012-05-21 Thread Bruce Herbitter
1,773 flat free miles on my initial pair of Pari-Motos. Just sayin... On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 6:46 PM, Toshi Takeuchi wrote: > I'm thinking about using the Pari-Motos on an event ride. The way I > see it, 1 flat/200k is something I could deal with. 2/200k would > be--argh, but would survive. An

[RBW] Pari-Motos and flats (was Re: New 650B conversion)

2012-05-21 Thread Toshi Takeuchi
I'm thinking about using the Pari-Motos on an event ride. The way I see it, 1 flat/200k is something I could deal with. 2/200k would be--argh, but would survive. Another guy on the list claimed he got one flat every 25 miles--at that rate I would be driven to tears. My other option are Soma Expres