I just put a pair of Grand Bois on my Rambouillet. So far so good. They have a springier feel than the Ruffy Tuffys. But now you've got me worried. Who is Gino and what terrible things has he said about these expensive tires? GeorgeS
On May 13, 11:14 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 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
