On Sun, 2009-06-14 at 22:58 -0700, Gino Zahnd wrote: > In my experience, the Cypres was very prone to puncture. I had more > than one flat for every 100 miles I rode with that tire. In my book, > that is completely unacceptable. > > On the other hand, I've been riding the Hetre on my Saluki for >500 > miles now, and have yet to flat, even with a good amount of mixed > terrain riding in thorny Chico and Mt. Lassen/northern Sierras. Aside > from the better durability, I'll also stick my neck out and say that > the Hetre is hands down the most comfortable tire I've ever ridden. > It's fast, quiet, and durable. If you can stomach the cost of the > Hetre, they're certainly at the top of the 650b tire heap. >
What's so hard to bear about the price of the Hetre? The Michelin Pro3Race 700x23 costs that much, for less than half the material! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
