anything I've bought from Japan has been shipped express mail and arrives
quickly. The only hitch I've ever had has been a week in customs for an
XCD crank, but that is unusual
On Monday, January 26, 2015 at 3:24:20 PM UTC-6, Minh wrote:
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> yikes, these were put into the mail and arrives in le
+1. First rate service. Not only did my package arrive today, but I got
timely emails informing me of the shipping status.
Anton
On Monday, January 26, 2015 at 4:24:20 PM UTC-5, Minh wrote:
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> yikes, these were put into the mail and arrives in less then 5 days from
> Japan to the east coa
yikes, these were put into the mail and arrives in less then 5 days from
Japan to the east coast. even accounting for the 3 days of processing it
was only a week from order to delivery for a reasonable shipping amount. i
would definately order from them again!
On Monday, January 19, 2015 at
thanks Jan, that's the answer I was looking for.
On Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 7:19:15 PM UTC-6, Jan Heine wrote:
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> It's a bit more complex than that. The Standard tires have a lower tpi
> casing, which improves their cut resistance. (Very fine threads are easier
> to cut.)
>
> The Extra
It's a bit more complex than that. The Standard tires have a lower tpi
casing, which improves their cut resistance. (Very fine threads are easier
to cut.)
The Extralights have a higher thread count, but not the highest TPI
Panaracer can do, because spacing the threads further apart makes the
c
Jan wrote a blog post on this. If the GB EL's are the same as the Compass
offerings, the EL's have a lower TPI than the standard.
https://janheine.wordpress.com/2015/01/05/tpi-and-tire-performance/
On Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 10:58:51 AM UTC-6, Ron Mc wrote:
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> is there a different thread
is there a different thread count on the casing fabric between the standard
carcasses and the extra legers?
On Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 1:08:28 PM UTC-6, Jan Heine wrote:
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> On Monday, January 19, 2015 at 3:40:32 PM UTC-8, Minh wrote:
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>> It's amazing that these guys will discount t
Just now, their website brings up a message that Google translates as:
"*Visit us, thank you.*
*Currently, because of maintenance by the server providers,*
*Not permitted access to temporary shops.*
*Because it is a plan that can sometimes access 8 am,*
*Although Excuse me, again, as you can visi
Mine weighed about 240 grams on my kitchen scale. The yen has really
tanked compared to the dollar, so it is a good time to buy things from
Japan now.
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The ordering process was the same for me. I got my tires in less than 36
hours to receive, not bad service for free shipping. Another plus was the
mailman came when my wife wasn't home. : )
They look nice, but i am going to wait till I need new tires to mount
them. I bought them because
On Monday, January 19, 2015 at 3:40:32 PM UTC-8, Minh wrote:
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> It's amazing that these guys will discount them so heavily only being 10%
> off on weight! they've could've called them 'leger' instead of 'extra
> leger'!
>
Grand Bois is getting a new shipment, and don't want to create confu
Count me in too. I ordered a set of 28s (agreed, wanted 30s but were sold
out) and two of those nifty Cateye solar battery fender taillights for $15
a pop. Total with shipping came to $112 after paypal currency conversion
fee.
I could have gone crazy with scope creep after clicking on all the
add me to the list of folks giving these a shot, i would've preferred the
700x30s but the 28s are a nice second choice. it's amazing that these guys
will discount them so heavily only being 10% off on weight! they've
could've called them 'leger' instead of 'extra leger'!
shipping was very r
Thanks for the heads up Michael,
I received an invoice for a pr Shipping to the States is fairly
reasonable ~$10. The note said that the tires are about 10% heavier than
claimed thus the discount.
I have been riding the regular Cerf's and Cypress and thought they're
already pretty nice, espe
Anton,
I appreciate your response. Using pretty much the same logic as you - I
decided to order a pair of the tires.
The ordering process, unfortunately, is a bit complicated. Basically,
after placing my order, I received a confirmation email from Grand Bois.
If I understand things correc
Sean,
I can't make a direct comparison since I haven't owned tires of either
brand in that exact size, but I can tell you that the new Compass Pass 42mm
tires do surpass the ride quality of the Grand Bois version they set out to
improve upon, so my guess is that the Compass will be superior whe
Nice find - thanks for sharing with the list. Any thoughts on how these
tires compare to the new Compass line of tires (at 28mm Chinook Pass)?
Sean
EA, NY
On Friday, January 16, 2015 at 11:39:44 PM UTC-5, frenchosa wrote:
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> I just ordered GrandBois Extra Leger tires for for 32 each...ab
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