On Mon, 2011-05-16 at 08:55 -0500, Tim McNamara wrote:
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> Strange to me. I've ridden many miles on 23 mm tires of gravel.
> Unless the gravel is loose it's not a problem. But then I grew up
> doing a lot of riding on gravel; I just keep going because it doesn't
> feel funny to me. It's probabl
The Grifo XS roll beautifully on pavement! Just as well as (actually,
possibly even faster than) the JB Greens, despite the nibbly knobs. And I'm
not saying that to dis' the JB Greens, which I like a lot and think are
really great tires.
I've ridden the Challenge Parigi-Roubaix on gravel/dirt a
On May 16, 2011, at 7:19 AM, Steve Palincsar wrote:
> On Sun, 2011-05-15 at 21:44 -0600, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
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>> But how do the Paris-Roubaix and the GB do on firm dirt and gravel?
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> I was on one dirt road ride last year where a friend had 28mm
> Paris-Roubaix tires. She flatted almost imm
On Sun, 2011-05-15 at 21:44 -0600, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> But how do the Paris-Roubaix and the GB do on firm dirt and gravel?
I was on one dirt road ride last year where a friend had 28mm
Paris-Roubaix tires. She flatted almost immediately as soon as we got
on the gravel, and then flatted again
I haven't used the Grifos, but the tread is really minimal from when I
looked at them. It's not going to slow you down :) That's the XS model,
not the regular Grifo which is more of a lugged cyclocross pattern.
The GBs are really nice tires. I think you would like either size, although
if you l
Thanks, David. I ride this bike mostly on pavement -- the dirt here in
my area is too sandy for anything except really fat and soft tires --
but I want to be able to take short detours off the bike path and off
the pavements in, say, Corrales, near my house. I'd prefer a good road
tire that does ac
Grand Bois 28s are good on the hardpack. Great all around tires, although
they're wearing down really fast IMHO. I had the 30mm ones as well, and
those had problems, but so far the 28s are great.
If you want something a little larger, consider the Challenge Grifo XS.
Touch of tread would be grea
The Roly Poly got nixed on BQ's rollout reviews, tho' I don't
necessarily buy everything they say (too many variables, IMO). But how
do the Paris-Roubaix and the GB do on firm dirt and gravel? Would I be
pushing it? I've been thinking of a pair of JB Greens, which I've
tried and liked, but can easi
