I have never tried taking them off-road. The casing seems very durable. But the tread did get a couple of cuts after not many miles of pavement riding, and that might be a cause for concern. They could probably handle some dirt paths, but probably no Rough Riders type stuff.
On May 13, 10:02 pm, David Estes <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > Interesting... do you think the "Challenge" can hold up to trail use? > > On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 9:24 PM, Aaron Thomas <aaron.a.tho...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > > > Gino scared me away from the GB also. Instead, I gave the Challenge > > Parigi-Roubaix a try and liked them a lot. > > > They have slightly more volume than the RT and RP, and so far have > > been puncture free. They ride a lot like the RP (i.e. no RT thud), > > although I've found their grip to be a little unsure in damp turns. No > > crashes yet, however. > > > The one thing I don't particularly care for in the Parigi-Roubaix is > > the herringbone tread. It makes a lot of noise, and I suspect the > > herringbone pattern might account for some of the slippage I've felt > > in turns. If they came in a simple slick they'd be so much better! > > > A > > > On May 13, 9:14 pm, David Estes <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I don't recall reading about this w/ anyone else, so nice to see it's not > > > just me (and my hot shed). > > > > Interesting that the JBs and RPs don't do this... I wonder about the Maxy > > > Fasty are like. > > > > I really want to put some JBs on there, but clearance is REALLY tight for > > > that under the rear brake arch. Tempted to try out some Grand Bois > > tires, > > > but Gino's scared me away from them!!! ;-) > > > > I'll keep em' going for a while longer, but yeah, it's pretty nervous to > > see > > > a crack in your tire! > > > > On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 9:08 PM, Aaron Thomas <aaron.a.tho...@gmail.com > > >wrote: > > > > > Yup. Same thing happened to my Ruffy Tuffies. I sent photos to RBW and > > > > they said it was fairly common with RTs, but nothing to worry about > > > > unless it looked like the casing was splitting as well. I retired them > > > > soon thereafter, simply for peace of mind, even though they appeared > > > > to have tons of tread left. > > > > > I switched to the Roll-y Pol-y and like them much better. And so far > > > > neither they nor the Jack Brown greens have split like the RTs did. > > > > Maybe it has to do with the thicker tread on the RTs compared to the > > > > thinner tread on the RP and JB green. > > > > > If you haven't yet tried the RPs you ought to. In my experience they > > > > ride way better than the RTs -- they don't have that thuddy feel that > > > > the RTs do. > > > > > Aaron > > > > > On May 13, 8:51 pm, David Estes <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I've consistently had problems with Ruffy Tuffies over the years. > > Yet > > > > > another pair is starting to separate along the tread: > > > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/3529285691/ > > > > > > That said (and seen), I store my bikes in a hot shed. It's exposed > > to > > > > the > > > > > southern sun and gets HOT in there (There is no electricty, so there > > > > isn't > > > > > ozone from a motor in there). Also, these aren't brand new tires, > > but > > > > are > > > > > several years old. Most I bought used. > > > > > > Buuuuuuttttt, I have three sets of Paselas, one set of Col de la > > Vies, > > > > and > > > > > one set of generic 650A tires in the same shed along w/ the kid's BMX > > > > > bikes. NO PROBLEMS with any of those tires, and they are > > significantly > > > > > older (one set of Paselas is probably close to 10 years). > > > > > > Has anyone else had this problem? The cracking/separation is very > > > > > consistent, right along the "line" separating the different squares > > on > > > > the > > > > > surface pattern. Sidewalls are fine. Low miles on 'em, you can > > still > > > > see > > > > > the cross-file tread in the squares. > > > > > > Note: this isn't bagging on Rivendell/Grant/Panaracer/Lance > > Armstrong, > > > > just > > > > > simply starting a discussion about what I've noticed. Am I doing > > > > something > > > > > wrong in storing them, and if so, why isn't it a problem w/ other > > tires? > > > > > > This hasn't stopped me from buying Ruffy Tuffies, but I'm sure not > > > > getting > > > > > my $$$ out of them. > > > > > > -- > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > David > > > > > Redlands, CA > > > > -- > > > Cheers, > > > David > > > Redlands, CA > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
