Quoting Patrick in VT <psh...@drm.com>: > > On Jun 11, 11:18 am, "Rocky.Bondad" <fundamental.bicyc...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> Gosh I'm still undecided if I should get the Cypres or the Hetres >> for my wife's Bleriot. She mainly rides on the weekends and I want >> to get her nice comfy fast tires. I hear so many great reviews >> for both Grand Bois tires.< > > If she weighs around 150 lbs or less, I'd say get the cypres. > > I'm a hair under 160 and switch between the hetre and cypres fairly > often - at my weight, both tires feel decadent. in other words, > saying that the hetre is more comfortable than the cypres ain't saying > much, esp. if the majority of riding is being done on paved roads. > > On my rando bike, I save the cypres for brevets and ride the hetre for > everything else (although i did do a 350k and 400k on the hetre this > year - it performed better than I thought, but the cypres is still my > favorite when speed is a factor). > > Something else to consider - the hetre has a much longer life than the > cypres. If she starts riding more than just mostly weekends, you > might want to go with the hetre.
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