Re: [RBW] Re: Vittoria Randonneur

Rick Risemberg. They were on sale @ Nashbar and he said they were great. Forget the model he recommended though. On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 5:27 AM, Frederick, Steve wrote: > There was a thread on the iBob list not long ago and one person voiced a > strong preference for a particular model of the R

Re: [RBW] Re: Vittoria Randonneur

Amen, though my last box of Remas has lasted longer than I had anticipated thanks several years of good luck or because Turbos are less prone to flats than Paselas. And one flat a week? Not a bad rate by my standards; I've dealt with one flat a day. One gets used to it. On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 7:18

RE: [RBW] Re: Vittoria Randonneur

There was a thread on the iBob list not long ago and one person voiced a strong preference for a particular model of the Randonneur--they do come in many versions. Worth checking the archives perhaps--it wasn't very long ago. Steve "wishing for a Pugsley after the 7" snow storm last night" Fred

Re: [RBW] Re: Vittoria Randonneur

I have officially just gone through a 100 pack of Rema patchesin three years. I'd rather do that than ride on Armadillos :-) On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 5:21 PM, Doug Van Cleve wrote: > No offense guys, but

Re: [RBW] Re: Vittoria Randonneur

No offense guys, but you clearly ride on pretty decent roads. Where I ride, even an armadillo is no guarantee that you won't get at least 1 flat per week, assuming 3-4 days of riding. I have a 28mm (true width) Armadillo on the back on my nice fixie (don't like unbolting the wheel along the road

Re: [RBW] Re: Vittoria Randonneur

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 4:17 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote: > On Thu, 2010-01-07 at 15:57 -0800, cyclotourist wrote: > > > Not surprised, amazed. Do they come stock like that or to owners put > > them on after purchasing them? I can't imagine a mnfg. allowing their > > bike to leave the factory with

Re: [RBW] Re: Vittoria Randonneur

On Thu, 2010-01-07 at 16:20 -0800, beth h wrote: > Actually, I had a marginally BETTER ride on the Armadillo than on the > Randonneur. Go figure. I was originally going to say, "How do you get colder than zero degrees Kelvin?" and then I realized, bad as it is, the Armadillo is still a pneumatic t

Re: [RBW] Re: Vittoria Randonneur

On Thu, 2010-01-07 at 15:57 -0800, cyclotourist wrote: > Not surprised, amazed. Do they come stock like that or to owners put > them on after purchasing them? I can't imagine a mnfg. allowing their > bike to leave the factory with those mounted. I'm talking about custom Sevens and Serottas here

Re: [RBW] Re: Vittoria Randonneur

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote: > On Thu, 2010-01-07 at 14:34 -0800, cyclotourist wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 2:19 PM, Steve Palincsar > > wrote: > > On Thu, 2010-01-07 at 14:14 -0800, beth h wrote: > > > An astonishingly bomb-proof tire with an equal

Re: [RBW] Re: Vittoria Randonneur

On Thu, 2010-01-07 at 14:34 -0800, cyclotourist wrote: > On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 2:19 PM, Steve Palincsar > wrote: > On Thu, 2010-01-07 at 14:14 -0800, beth h wrote: > > An astonishingly bomb-proof tire with an equally > astonishingly > > mediocre ride quality. >

Re: [RBW] Re: Vittoria Randonneur

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 2:19 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote: > On Thu, 2010-01-07 at 14:14 -0800, beth h wrote: > > An astonishingly bomb-proof tire with an equally astonishingly > > mediocre ride quality. > > Those two things do tend to go together. How does it compare with the > Specialized Armadill

Re: [RBW] Re: Vittoria Randonneur

On Thu, 2010-01-07 at 14:14 -0800, beth h wrote: > An astonishingly bomb-proof tire with an equally astonishingly > mediocre ride quality. Those two things do tend to go together. How does it compare with the Specialized Armadillo (my all time worst ever ride quality tire)? -- You received th