"Wire-bead Paselas are famous for blowing off the rim. Avoid them."
We have sold and installed hundreds of wire-bead Paselas in the past 3 years. This reputation for blowing off rims has not been validated by our customers or in my personal riding experience with them. I find them generally true to nominal dimensions, within a mm or so. On Dec 3, 10:20 pm, Hank Wirtz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Dec 2, 12:24 pm, 42MuskhamSt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I bought some a few months ago from Gnashbar. Some 700 x 32 TG > > folding and a couple of wire bead 700 x 28 non-TG. The wire bead > > tires were on special for something like 12.00 each, so I thought I'd > > give them a try. They're nice tires and run well, but I had a > > puncture in the non-TG within 500 miles. The TG tires have 1500miles > > on them with no flats (so far, touch wood etc. etc.). I measured the > > 32's at an actual size of 30mm, with 100psi on a Velocity Razor. > > > Actually, I had a problem with one of the 700 x 28 wire bead tires > > (wouldn't stay on the rim - > > (Campagnolo rims on that bike) and emailed Panaracer with my > > complaint. They sent me two 700 x 32 TG folding tires as a goodwill > > gesture. Gnashbar also sent me a new 700 x 28 as a replacement. > > Pretty amazing customer service all round. > > Wire-bead Paselas are famous for blowing off the rim. Avoid them. Get > the folders. The folders are fantastic tires. The wire-bead ones are > not. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
